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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. While seated on the veranda at Silverthreads Nursing Home, whose birth does Hagar remember?
2. How does Hagar tell John that he can pull himself up? It is the same thing her father told her.
3. How is the Shipley house described?
4. What did Hagar see when she lifted the sultana barrel lid at her father's store?
5. Who does John tell Hagar his best friends are when they have moved to Mr. Oatley's home?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Hagar frightened when Marvin and Doris tell her they want to sell the house?
2. Compare the birth of Marvin the the birth of John, and Hagar's feeling with both.
3. When Hagar's brother Daniel is dying, Matt begs her to put on their mother's old plaid shawl to comfort Daniel. Why do you think Hagar is unable to do this?
4. Why do you think Hagar tells her employer, Mr. Oatley, her husband died?
5. In Chapter 1, how does Hagar see herself?
6. How is Hagar's wild and headstrong nature depicted in Chapter 2?
7. Why is Hagar frustrated by her brother Matt's death?
8. Do you think Hagar's life would have been different if she had not practiced emotional restraint?
9. How does Hagar see John's character flaws? How does this compare her to the stone angel?
10. What are John's character traits in Chapter 5? Do you think they affect his future?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Marvin Shipley was caught between "two fires" meaning his mother who needed, but did not want to go to the nursing home and his wife Doris (Hagar's caregiver) who wanted Hagar to go to the nursing home and could no longer keep up with the workload because of her health. What would you have done if you were Marvin? Would you have changed your mind at any point in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
It is said that pride is Hagar's downfall. Site several examples. Was she prideful in her dress, speech, and/or attitude? How did she treat the people around her?
Essay Topic 3
How do you see John Shipley's death being forshadowed in Chapters 6, 7, and 8?
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