The Stone Angel Quizzes

The Stone Angel Quiz 1

1 Who is the main character of the novel?
Marvin

Bram

Doris

Hagar
2 What is the setting of the story?
Manawaka

Ontario

Manitoba

Neepawa
3 Why does Hagar become estranged from her father?
She chooses to marry Bram Shipley

She decides to become a housekeeper

She becomes a teacher

She does not bear him any grandchildren
4 Which adjective best describes the way Hagar behaves towards others?
Honest

Belittling

Respectful

Passionate
5 When Hagar meets Lottie Dreiser again in their middle age, what childhood image does she ask her about?
The killing of the suffering chicks

Her mother's affair

The school dance

The mouse in the sultanas
6 After moving to the coast to work as a housekeeper, why does Hagar return to Manawaka?
Bram is very ill and she wants to be there for her son John

She wants to visit the stone angel statue again

John has died and she wants to attend his funeral

She wants to make amends with her father
7 What event sparks a moment of true intimacy between Hagar and Bram?
The meeting of Charlotte Tappen

The shopping trip in town

The birth of Marvin

The loss of Bram's horse
8 What adjective best describes the tone of the book?
Cheerful

Dark

Mysterious

Humorous
9 Whom does John end up taking after?
Bram

Jason Currie

Hagar

Hagar's mother
10 Why does Hagar run away from Marvin and Doris's house?
She does not want to be placed in a nursing home

She wants to get revenge on Bram

She wants time alone to think

She wants to find her son
11 What does the titular stone angel represent?
Religious faith

Growing up poor

Hagar's father and his frugality

Hagar and her cold character
12 What is the climax of the novel?
When Doris and Marvin discover Hagar in the cannery

When Hagar's brother passes away

When Hagar gets her appendix removed

When Hagar returns to Manawaka
13 Who gives Hagar the idea to sell eggs?
Arlene

John

Lottie Dreiser

Bram's daughter, Jess
14 "She rasps now like a coping saw" is an example of:
Symbolism

Simile

Alliteration

Metaphor
15 How did Hagar's mother die?
Pneumonia

Old age

In her birth

Car accident
16 Who describes whom as "Lazy as a pet pig"?
Marvin, describes Doris this way

Jason Currie describes Bram this way

Hagar, describes John this way

Bram, describes Marvin this way
17 Why is Bram Shipley not successful in farming?
Hagar sabotages Bram

The poor climate affects the crops

The land is not good

Bram has no work ethic
18 When does Hagar and Lottie's relationship fall apart?
After their children are killed in a car accident

After Hagar moves to the coast

After Hagar insults Lottie

After the Great Depression starts
19 According to Hagar, who are the main antagonists of her life?
Her father and husband

Her brothers

Her mother and father

Her sons
20 What does Hagar do at the very end of the novel?
Drink a glass of water

Talk to Marvin

Sing a hymn

Go to sleep
21 What is Hagar's main tactic for dealing with an unfavorable situation?
Running away

Becoming silent

Shouting

Crying
22 Why is John Hagar's favorite son?
He gets good grades in school

She thinks he might take after her father

He is often sick and needs nurturing

He is well-behaved
23 What habit has John picked up after returning to the Shipley house?
Smoking tobacco

Drinking alcohol

Sleepwalking

Gambling
24 What is the name of the man Hagar works for on the coast?
Mr. Simmons

Mr. Oatley

Mr. Oakley

Mr. Lees
25 What provokes Jason Currie to tell Hagar that she takes after him?
When she runs away from home

When she cares for her brother Dan

When she tries to steal some sultanas

When she refuses to cry after he beats her

Hagar is the narrator of The Stone Angel and the events of the story unfold through her eyes. Hagar is from a small Canadian prairie town called Manawaka; she is the daughter of a wealthy shop owner, Jason Currie. In her old age, Hagar has...

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On page 28, Hagar says, “I can manage quite well.”

In her old age, Hagar required greater care. Her daughter-in-law Doris always tried to help her, but she was unwilling to rely on anyone’s help. Even when Marvin tried to help, she would just decline and reply: “I can manage quite well, thank-you…...

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Describe the stone angel.

Are you referring to the book as a whole or something in particular?

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