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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Hagar feel about horses?
(a) She liked paintings of them, but not real ones.
(b) She liked paintings of them, and real ones.
(c) She didn't like paintings of them, nor real ones.
(d) She thought them tasty for a Sunday brunch.

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

3. What improvements did Bram make on the Shipley place?
(a) Fixed the leaky roof.
(b) None.
(c) Wired the entire place for electricity.
(d) An indoor pump.

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

5. How does Hagar say good-bye to her brother, Matt, when she leaves for boarding school?
(a) With a handshake and a wave from the train.
(b) With a very cold good-bye, however she does cry after boarding the train.
(c) With her nose in the air and a brush of her shoulder.
(d) With a warm hug and bitter tears.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hagar feel about going to Silverthreads Nursing Home?

2. How did Jason Currie discipline his sons?

3. How does Hagar respond when Mrs. Steiner says she hope to see Hagar again?

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

5. What does Hagar think about the amenities of the small night watchman's house at the cannery?

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