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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two virtues does Hagar cite to John?
(a) Kindness and modesty.
(b) Drinking and smoking.
(c) Hard work and self-motivation.
(d) Patience and honesty.

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?
(a) He is a painter.
(b) He is a paint salesman.
(c) Unpainted homes drive him crazy.
(d) He loves the smell of paint fumes.

3. What does Hagar sell to Lottie Telford for cash?
(a) Lots of eggs.
(b) Her silver and glass decanter.
(c) Her mother's opal earrings, silver candelabra, and Limoge china.
(d) Her mother's big chair.

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

5. What did Bram do after the harvest was over?
(a) Take Hagar out for a romantic diner at Silverthreads.
(b) Sell liquor to the Indians.
(c) Hunting and/or drinking with Charlie Bean.
(d) Work at the Currie store.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Hagar want to do when she returns from boarding school?

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

4. What is the name of the man Hagar thinks she recognizes at the small summer house?

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

(see the answer key)

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