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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After getting married, what was Hagar waiting for at the Shipley place?
(a) Indoor plumbing.
(b) New furniture.
(c) A prince on a white horse.
(d) She didn't know what she was waiting for.

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

3. In the end, Hagar cannot give up her old ways. What is her response when Doris offers her a glass of water?
(a) Grabs the glass and says yes, please, and thank you.
(b) Says water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink.
(c) Says no, that she doesn't need any water, thank you though.
(d) Grabs the glass and say she can do it herself.

4. What do Hagar and Murray Lees share during their time together?
(a) Chocolates, cheese, and crackers.
(b) Pan-fried gull.
(c) Fresh water, wine, and chocolates.
(d) Cigarettes, wine, and stories of their life.

5. What is the name of the children's verse that implies if Hagar had the wings of an angel or a crow, she could fly up high and spit on the people below?
(a) If I had Wings.
(b) Fly Like an Angel
(c) The Prisoner's Song.
(d) Fly Like a Crow.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much older is Bram Shipley than Hagar?

2. What reduces all people in the Manawaka community to the same desperate level?

3. What was the real reason that Hagar told Mr. Oatley she needed a few more weeks in Manawaka?

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

5. What does Hagar tell Mr. Oatley about why she needed a few more weeks in Manawaka?

(see the answer key)

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