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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Hagar find out when she calls Mrs. Conner, the doctor's wife, to introduce herself?
(a) The Conners don't have a son.
(b) The Conner's son is adopted.
(c) The Conners are getting a divorce and moving away.
(d) The Conners have a daughter, who looks like a boy.

3. What does Hagar want to do when she returns from boarding school?
(a) Become a wife and mother.
(b) Become a fire inspector.
(c) Become a school teacher.
(d) Become a minister.

4. How does Hagar tell John that he can pull himself up? It is the same thing her father told her.
(a) By getting a real job.
(b) Lying and cheating your partners.
(c) Sacrifice.
(d) With hard work and determination.

5. After the bus drops Hagar off in Shadow Point, what does Hagar forget to buy at the service station for provisions?
(a) Protein bars.
(b) Water.
(c) Crackers.
(d) Chocolate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hagar know her father is pleased with her?

2. How did Jason Currie discipline his sons?

3. What does Hagar tell Mrs. Steiner about the death of her son John?

4. After possibly embarrassing Doris at Dr. Corby's office by talking to loud, what does Hagar promise to do?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 4, why do you think Marvin decides Hagar will go to the nursing home in one week?

2. Comment on the irony that the stone angel was "doubly blind."

3. Describe how Hagar is dressed when, in Chapter 5, she sets out for Shadow Point. What do you think this says about her?

4. What is the role reversal that takes place between Hagar and Lottie Drieser?

5. What are John's character traits in Chapter 5? Do you think they affect his future?

6. What does Hagar's action to go to Shadow Point say about her willingness to accept her current physical state?

7. Why is Hagar's name significant?

8. At the nursing home, Hagar thinks she sees someone she knows. Why is this significant?

9. Do you think Hagar's feelings about going to the nursing home are similar to other elderly people? Why or why not?

10. Describe the imagery between Hagar and the weeds and wild flowers at the cemetery.

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