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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Murray meet his wife, Lou?
(a) General store.
(b) Tabernacle, where his grandfather preached.
(c) Bible camp.
(d) Local saloon where she danced.

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

4. What caused the death of John and Arlene?
(a) A plague of locusts.
(b) Broken hearts, when Arlene left for the East.
(c) Drinking John's potato liquor.
(d) A freight train hit them head on while they were driving across the trestle bridge.

5. When John dies, a nurse urges Hagar to cry. She doesn't, why?
(a) She didn't have any tissue.
(b) She was already all cried out from losing Bram.
(c) She would never allow herself to cry in front of strangers.
(d) She really didn't care that much for John.

Short Answer Questions

1. At her visit to Silverthreads, Hagar is seated on the veranda for a cup of tea. What does she think the tea tastes like?

2. 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?

3. Who does John tell Hagar his best friends are when they have moved to Mr. Oatley's home?

4. What is the name of the lady that visits with Hagar at Silverthreads nursing home?

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

(see the answer key)

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