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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On the bus ride home from Dr. Corby's office Hagar cries when a young lady offers her seat to her. What is Hagar still unable to cry for?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Her "dead men."
(c) The little chicks Lottie killed.
(d) The price of wheat.

3. While seated on the veranda at Silverthreads Nursing Home, whose birth does Hagar remember?
(a) Daniel's birth.
(b) Her son John's birth.
(c) Her granddaughter Tina's birth.
(d) Her son Marvin's birth.

4. What does Hagar's picture of Bram look like.
(a) He is wearing a sailor suit.
(b) She doesn't have a picutre of Bram.
(c) The top of the picutre has faded away, as has her memory of Bram.
(d) He is dirty and unshaven.

5. What was Hagar's occupation at Mr. Oatley's house?
(a) Mistress.
(b) Housekeeper.
(c) Headmaster of his Oriental wives.
(d) Lady of leisure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comment does Mrs. Steiner make causing Hagar to wonder how she knows so much about her?

2. How does Hagar know her father is pleased with her?

3. What improvements did Bram make on the Shipley place?

4. What does Hagar tell Mrs. Steiner about the death of her son John?

5. In the beginning of Chapter 5, how does Doris try to sooth Hagar?

(see the answer key)

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