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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hagar's new roommate is Sandra Wong, in the semi-private room of the hospital, is an Asian girl. Where does Hagar think she descended from?
(a) Germany.
(b) One of Mr. Oatley's illegally imported women.
(c) Asia.
(d) Hong Kong.

2. After Bram dies, how did Hagar soothe herself during this time in Manawaka?
(a) Visiting friends.
(b) Drinking John's potato liquor.
(c) Walking in the cemetery.
(d) Completely cleaning the Shipley house, even the attic.

3. What happens when Hagar offers some food to the children?
(a) They eat everything she has left.
(b) They run home.
(c) They eat the cheese and chocolate.
(d) They politely say no thank you.

4. At the end of Chapter 7, Hagar is in the woods, stops her daydreaming, and she realizes she doesn't have the strength to make it back to the groundskeepers house. Where does she go instead?
(a) She takes a boat out to sea.
(b) Marvin and Doris' house.
(c) The bus station.
(d) The cannery.

5. Murray Lees says the watchman's dogs would have got him, if what hadn't been outside?
(a) A wounded gull.
(b) A gun.
(c) A bear.
(d) A big stick.

6. What calms Hagar as she is in the woods?
(a) Sounds and activity of the wildlife.
(b) A woodcutter with bottle of water for her.
(c) A stream of fresh water.
(d) Knowing she can always go home.

7. In the privacy of her own bedroom, why didn't Hagar cry for her dead son?
(a) She had held back the tears too long and couldn't cry.
(b) She really didn't care that much for John.
(c) She didn't have any tissue.
(d) She was already all cried out from losing Bram.

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

9. How does Hagar try to comfort Sandra, her roommate in the hospital, about her upcoming surgery to remove her appendix?
(a) Tells her the doctor is a pro at taking an appendix out.
(b) Tells her there is nothing to worry about.
(c) Tells her to get up and leave the hospital, she'll be fine.
(d) Tells her "chin up little camper."

10. Why does Hagar rarely visit her first son, Marvin, who lives nearby?
(a) She doesn't feel welcomed.
(b) She feels uncomfortable around him.
(c) His wife, Doris, is obnoxious.
(d) He doesn't want his mother to visit.

11. Sandra, Hagar's roommate in the hospital, is angry with Hagar when she is wheeled back in after surgery to remove her appendix. Why is Sandra angry with Hagar?
(a) For using bad language.
(b) For talking in her sleep.
(c) For stealing the sheets off her bed.
(d) For telling her the surgery wouldn't hurt.

12. Who does Hagar deliver the box labeled "Clara Shipley" to?
(a) Marvin.
(b) Bram's daughter, Gladys.
(c) Bram's daughter, Jess.
(d) Aunt Doll.

13. What question does Hagar ask Stephen that surprises him?
(a) If he drinks.
(b) If he smokes.
(c) If he is a virgin.
(d) If he is content.

14. What reduces all people in the Manawaka community to the same desperate level?
(a) The new king.
(b) A polio outbreak.
(c) The stock market crash.
(d) There is a drought.

15. When Marvin is leaving Hagar, a nurse comments that Hagar's heart keeps on going. In response, what comment does Marvin make to the nurse about his mother?
(a) She takes a licking and keeps on ticking.
(b) She is my little June bug.
(c) She is a "holy terror."
(d) She loves the Lord.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is John's plan for Arlene, so she doesn't leave?

2. Hagar wants to ask Marvin about his war experiences, too soothe him by listening, but doesn't. Why not?

3. What did Arlene have to do in order to bring John home?

4. At the hospital, when Hagar isn't allowed to get up and go to the bathroom by herself, what is her comment?

5. Why does Hagar return to Manawaka and the Shipley farm?

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