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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Marvin and Doris want to send Hagar to Silverthreads?
(a) Doris can't stand Hagar and thinks she is mean.
(b) Doris can't keep up with the workload from Hagar's bed wetting.
(c) Marvin and Doris both want some time to themselves.
(d) Marvin is afraid Hagar will burn the house down with her smoking.

2. Why did John continue to lose jobs?
(a) He stole merchandise.
(b) He was lazy, like his father.
(c) Companies were going out of business.
(d) Some jobs were laying off people, others were temporary.

3. How did Bram Shipley spend his and Hagar's money?
(a) On dancing siamese cats to sell to the circus.
(b) On schemes that did not make any money.
(c) On dairy cows to sell milk.
(d) On a successful beehive.

4. At her visit to Silverthreads, Hagar is seated on the veranda for a cup of tea. What does she think the tea tastes like?
(a) Wild flowers in spring.
(b) Jasmine.
(c) Hemlock.
(d) Dirt.

5. What kind of wedding did Hagar and Bram Shipley have?
(a) A big church wedding.
(b) A small outdoor wedding at the Currie house.
(c) There was nothing elaborate about her wedding.
(d) A big fancy gathering at the Currie house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What caused Hagar to never attend church again?

3. Where does Hagar deliver her first son, Marvin?

4. How much money did Hagar get from her father?

5. When was it mentioned that Bram would usually work?

(see the answer key)

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