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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. 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?
(a) You are important to me.
(b) Go to hell.
(c) We will be fine.
(d) I am sorry.

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

3. When Hagar wakes up, at the beginning of Chapter 9, who does she see?
(a) Charlie Bean.
(b) Bram and John.
(c) Dr. Corby.
(d) Marvin and Doris with Mr. Murray Lees.

4. What is Hagar afraid of, and never admits to anyone?
(a) She is afraid of real horses.
(b) She is afraid of the dark.
(c) She is afraid of potato peelings.
(d) She is afraid of birds.

5. As Mr. Troy sings, what does Hagar recognize?
(a) He is tone-deaf.
(b) A bird is sitting at her window.
(c) He can't sing well at all.
(d) She has always wanted to feel joy.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Hagar complains about Dr. Tappen, who is he?

4. When will Elva get to go home from the hospital?

5. How long has Mrs. Dobereiner been at the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the hospital, how is Hagar's soft food diet ironic?

2. How does Hagar view the nursing home?

3. Hagar's need to do things herself and not accept help is consistent throughout. How is it depicted at the end of Chapter 10?

4. In Chapter 9, why do you think Hagar apologize to the nurse?

5. In Hagar complaining that Arlene is always at the house, and then wishing she had not said it afterward, what does this say about Hagar?

6. Why does Hagar try to be helpful to her roommate?

7. Hagar finds something in common with Elva, a recognition. How was this foreshadowed at her first visit to the nursing home?

8. What is Hagar waiting for in Chapter 10, and in what other ways has she waited in the book?

9. Explain the irony of Hagar being moved to a semi-private hospital room.

10. Describe how Hagar feels physically and mentally in the beginning of Chapter 7.

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