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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hagar think about the amenities of the small night watchman's house at the cannery?
(a) She takes pleasure in the view of the sea and thinks moving is a great adventure.
(b) She is happy to have a roof over her head.
(c) She is upset about the mildewed mattress.
(d) She thought it would do for now, but plans to get a better place.

2. What was the name of the horse Bram bought in Chapter 3?
(a) Charlie Bean.
(b) Pineapple.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Telford.

3. What comment does Mrs. Steiner make causing Hagar to wonder how she knows so much about her?
(a) "Do you get used to life?"
(b) "Well if it isn't Hagar Shipley, I haven't seen you in ages."
(c) "I am a psychic"
(d) "I know who you are and what you've done."

4. How did Hagar feel about horses?
(a) She liked paintings of them, but not real ones.
(b) She liked paintings of them, and real ones.
(c) She thought them tasty for a Sunday brunch.
(d) She didn't like paintings of them, nor real ones.

5. What causes Hagar to cry on the bus ride home from Dr. Corby's office?
(a) She sits on a pin.
(b) The bus hits a bird.
(c) She gets chewing gum stuck on her new shoes.
(d) A young woman offered Hagar her seat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Murray Lees says the watchman's dogs would have got him, if what hadn't been outside?

2. After the bus drops Hagar off in Shadow Point, what does Hagar forget to buy at the service station for provisions?

3. Who does John's manhood remind Hagar of?

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

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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