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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. After John's death, Hagar packs up and moves back to be Mr. Oatley's housekeeper. He dies a year later. How much money does he leave her?
(a) None.
(b) 700,000,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $10,000.

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

3. Who does Hagar form and alliance with in hopes of keeping John and Arlene from marrying?
(a) Charlie Bean.
(b) Telford.
(c) Lottie.
(d) Marvin.

4. Why does Hagar think the two men she loved died?
(a) Hard work.
(b) Broken hearts.
(c) Partly due to her restraint.
(d) Drinking too much.

5. What causes Hagar to become nauseous and then fall in the woods?
(a) The cheese was bad.
(b) The chocolate was bad.
(c) The smell of the fish.
(d) Her bowels haven't moved.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Hagar and Sandra, her roommate in the hospital, have in common?

2. What is Hagar afraid of, and never admits to anyone?

3. 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?

4. Who does Hagar say Stephen looks like?

5. Murray Lees says the watchman's dogs would have got him, if what hadn't been outside?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, Hagar's fear of the dark is admitted. Why do you think she has never told anyone she was afraid of the dark?

2. Having never said a kind word about Bram, why do you think Hagar tells Elva her husband had been very handsome?

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

4. How does Hagar view the nursing home?

5. Compare Hagar and Doris. Has their relationship changed during this book?

6. Why do you think Hagar does not allow herself to cry in front of strangers?

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

8. How is John's character forming in Chapter 6?

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

10. What do Mr. Murray Lees and Hagar have in common?

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