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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. 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?

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

3. Who is the patient that befriends Hagar in the hospital?

4. What does Hagar decorate her hair with?

5. Where is Bram burried?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Hagar view the nursing home?

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

4. In Chapter 7, Hagar sees that Arlene is making the same mistakes she did. How is this true?

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

6. What is Hagar's view toward religion in Chapter 8?

7. In the beginning of Chapter 6, Hagar is concerned about intruders coming into the house where she is at the cannery. She thinks that Bram would have taken care of anyone, if he had been there. What do you think this says about how she felt about Bram as a protector?

8. What do you think putting on pink lipstick does to the stone angel?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hagar's emotional restraint is seen throughout the novel. Name two instances where she exhibits emotional restraint and how she could have done things differently and what the outcome could have been.

Essay Topic 2

Doris and Hagar are very different characters. Compare and contrast:

Part 1) how they dress.

Part 2) how they act toward each other.

Part 3) their different purposes in the novel.

How does their relationship end?

Essay Topic 3

History repeats itself. In what ways is Arlene making the same mistakes Hagar made at her age?

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