The Stone Angel Quizzes

The Stone Angel Quiz 1

1 Who is the main character of the novel?
Hagar

Doris

Marvin

Bram
2 What is the setting of the story?
Ontario

Manitoba

Manawaka

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

She does not bear him any grandchildren

She becomes a teacher

She decides to become a housekeeper
4 Which adjective best describes the way Hagar behaves towards others?
Passionate

Respectful

Honest

Belittling
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

The school dance

Her mother's affair

The mouse in the sultanas
6 After moving to the coast to work as a housekeeper, why does Hagar return to Manawaka?
She wants to visit the stone angel statue again

Bram is very ill and she wants to be there for her son John

She wants to make amends with her father

John has died and she wants to attend his funeral
7 What event sparks a moment of true intimacy between Hagar and Bram?
The shopping trip in town

The meeting of Charlotte Tappen

The birth of Marvin

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

Cheerful

Humorous

Mysterious
9 Whom does John end up taking after?
Hagar's mother

Hagar

Jason Currie

Bram
10 Why does Hagar run away from Marvin and Doris's house?
She wants to get revenge on Bram

She does not want to be placed in a nursing home

She wants time alone to think

She wants to find her son
11 What does the titular stone angel represent?
Growing up poor

Religious faith

Hagar's father and his frugality

Hagar and her cold character
12 What is the climax of the novel?
When Hagar's brother passes away

When Hagar returns to Manawaka

When Hagar gets her appendix removed

When Doris and Marvin discover Hagar in the cannery
13 Who gives Hagar the idea to sell eggs?
John

Lottie Dreiser

Bram's daughter, Jess

Arlene
14 "She rasps now like a coping saw" is an example of:
Metaphor

Symbolism

Alliteration

Simile
15 How did Hagar's mother die?
Old age

Pneumonia

In her birth

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

Hagar, describes John this way

Marvin, describes Doris this way

Jason Currie describes Bram this way
17 Why is Bram Shipley not successful in farming?
The poor climate affects the crops

Bram has no work ethic

The land is not good

Hagar sabotages Bram
18 When does Hagar and Lottie's relationship fall apart?
After Hagar insults Lottie

After the Great Depression starts

After their children are killed in a car accident

After Hagar moves to the coast
19 According to Hagar, who are the main antagonists of her life?
Her brothers

Her sons

Her father and husband

Her mother and father
20 What does Hagar do at the very end of the novel?
Talk to Marvin

Sing a hymn

Go to sleep

Drink a glass of water
21 What is Hagar's main tactic for dealing with an unfavorable situation?
Becoming silent

Running away

Crying

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

He is well-behaved

She thinks he might take after her father

He is often sick and needs nurturing
23 What habit has John picked up after returning to the Shipley house?
Sleepwalking

Smoking tobacco

Drinking alcohol

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

Mr. Oatley

Mr. Lees

Mr. Oakley
25 What provokes Jason Currie to tell Hagar that she takes after him?
When she tries to steal some sultanas

When she refuses to cry after he beats her

When she cares for her brother Dan

When she runs away from home

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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