1. At the fish cannery, Hagar seeks shelter in the small watchman's house. She comments it does not have any paint, a fact that would annoy Marvin. Why would that annoy Marvin?
(a) Unpainted homes drive him crazy.
(b) He is a paint salesman.
(c) He is a painter.
(d) He loves the smell of paint fumes.

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

3. What kind of pictures hung on the walls at the Shipley house before Hagar moved in?
(a) Pictures of wild flowers.
(b) None.
(c) Pictures of little brown jugs.
(d) Pictures of horses.

4. 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) Her "dead men."
(b) The little chicks Lottie killed.
(c) The price of wheat.
(d) Soldier.

5. In the beginning of Chapter 8, who is the man who enters the room where Hagar sits?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Telford Simmons.
(c) Marvin.
(d) Murray Ferney Lees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the children's verse that implies if Hagar had the wings of an angel or a crow, she could fly up high and spit on the people below?

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

3. What was the name of the horse Bram bought in Chapter 3?

4. What does Murray say caused him to lose his faith?

5. What does Bram tell Hagar when she says she is leaving and taking John?

(see the answer key)

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