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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is John's plan for Arlene, so she doesn't leave?
(a) To get her pregnant.
(b) To win the lottery.
(c) To go with her.
(d) To elope.

2. How does Hagar feel about her world in the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Everything is coming up roses.
(b) It is even smaller, after being moved to the semi-private room.
(c) It is smaller than a matchbox.
(d) It is larger than life.

3. What caused the death of John and Arlene?
(a) Broken hearts, when Arlene left for the East.
(b) A freight train hit them head on while they were driving across the trestle bridge.
(c) Drinking John's potato liquor.
(d) A plague of locusts.

4. In the beginning of Chapter 9 while at the cannery, before being taken to the hospital, who sympathizes with Hagar on the loss of her son, and in turn she sympathizes him on the loss of his son?
(a) Mr. Murray Lees.
(b) Marvin and Doris.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Dr. Corby.

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

6. Who calls Hagar by name, causing her to remember it had been a very long time since anyone called her by name?
(a) The nurse on duty.
(b) Elva.
(c) Dr. Corby.
(d) Dr. Tappen.

7. When will Elva get to go home from the hospital?
(a) Tomorrow.
(b) After two more surgeries.
(c) After she puts on 100 pounds.
(d) Never.

8. Hagar asks about Doris and Marvin comments that she has had one of her "spells." What is wrong with Doris?
(a) She has vertigo.
(b) She is a raging alcoholic.
(c) Her heart isn't good.
(d) She is going through menopause.

9. What was Murray's son's name, and how did he die?
(a) Henry, smoke inhalation.
(b) Donnie, drinking.
(c) Charlie, hypothermia.
(d) Donnie, smoke inhalation.

10. 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) Asia.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) One of Mr. Oatley's illegally imported women.

11. What does Hagar decorate her hair with?
(a) Sea shells.
(b) Some sand because it sparkles.
(c) Shells of dead June bugs.
(d) Fishing rope.

12. Who did Hagar and Elva both know and exchange facts about?
(a) Henry Pearl's son.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Charlie Bean.
(d) Aunt Doll.

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

14. What must the nurse do to Hagar for her own safety, after she was found wandering the halls?
(a) Put her in a straight-jacket.
(b) Send her to the naughty corner.
(c) Sedate her.
(d) Strap her to a chair.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When it is clear that Bram is dying, Marvin comes to visit him. Hagar overhears Marvin tell Bram something that she wishes she could also say to Bram. What is it?

2. 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?

3. What do Hagar and Murray Lees share during their time together?

4. In the end, Hagar cannot give up her old ways. What is her response when Doris offers her a glass of water?

5. In the privacy of her own bedroom, why didn't Hagar cry for her dead son?

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