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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the train ride out of town, what does John confess happened to the plaid-pin of the Curries?
(a) He lost it.
(b) He dropped it in the well.
(c) He gave it to Marvin.
(d) He traded it to Lazarus Tonnerre for a jackknife.

2. What do Hagar and Murray Lees share during their time together?
(a) Cigarettes, wine, and stories of their life.
(b) Chocolates, cheese, and crackers.
(c) Pan-fried gull.
(d) Fresh water, wine, and chocolates.

3. Where does Hagar deliver her first son, Marvin?
(a) On Main Street.
(b) In a barn.
(c) At the hospital.
(d) At home.

4. On the way to the hospital to deliver Marvin, Doris is scared, but doesn't admit it. What is she scared of?
(a) Potholes in the street.
(b) That she could die.
(c) Needles.
(d) The dark.

5. When Murray realized Hagar is ill, what does he do?
(a) Takes her to a doctor.
(b) Urges her to sleep.
(c) Leaves and doesn't come back.
(d) Performs surgery in the cannery.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the bus drops Hagar off in Shadow Point and she purchases provisions at the service station, how does Hagar get to the fish cannery road?

2. What caused Hagar to never attend church again?

3. Who does John tell Hagar she will be like, when she leaves Bram to go find work as a housekeeper?

4. When a sea gull enters her room, what old Proverb does Hagar remember?

5. While seated on the veranda at Silverthreads Nursing Home, whose birth does Hagar remember?

(see the answer key)

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