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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When John is seven, what do the kids in town call his father?
(a) "Bramble Shitley."
(b) Sir Bramptom Shipley.
(c) Sloppy Shipley.
(d) Mr. Shipley.

2. While seated on the veranda at Silverthreads Nursing Home, whose birth does Hagar remember?
(a) Her granddaughter Tina's birth.
(b) Daniel's birth.
(c) Her son John's birth.
(d) Her son Marvin's birth.

3. Who is Doris' minister?
(a) Mr. Telford
(b) Mr. Currie
(c) Ms. Dreiser
(d) Mr. Troy

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

5. On the way to the hospital to deliver Marvin, Doris is scared, but doesn't admit it. What is she scared of?
(a) That she could die.
(b) Needles.
(c) Potholes in the street.
(d) The dark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the young people do in the Manawaka winters?

2. Which of Hagar's sons does she say is like her father, Jason Currie?

3. What two virtues does Hagar cite to John?

4. How does Hagar say good-bye to her brother, Matt, when she leaves for boarding school?

5. What does the stone angel remind Hagar of?

(see the answer key)

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