The Stone Angel Quizzes

The Stone Angel Quiz 1

1 Who is the main character of the novel?
Doris

Bram

Marvin

Hagar
2 What is the setting of the story?
Manitoba

Neepawa

Ontario

Manawaka
3 Why does Hagar become estranged from her father?
She decides to become a housekeeper

She chooses to marry Bram Shipley

She becomes a teacher

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

Passionate

Honest

Belittling
5 When Hagar meets Lottie Dreiser again in their middle age, what childhood image does she ask her about?
The school dance

The mouse in the sultanas

The killing of the suffering chicks

Her mother's affair
6 After moving to the coast to work as a housekeeper, why does Hagar return to Manawaka?
She wants to make amends with her father

John has died and she wants to attend his funeral

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

She wants to visit the stone angel statue again
7 What event sparks a moment of true intimacy between Hagar and Bram?
The birth of Marvin

The meeting of Charlotte Tappen

The loss of Bram's horse

The shopping trip in town
8 What adjective best describes the tone of the book?
Mysterious

Dark

Cheerful

Humorous
9 Whom does John end up taking after?
Bram

Hagar

Jason Currie

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 time alone to think

She wants to find her son

She wants to get revenge on Bram
11 What does the titular stone angel represent?
Hagar's father and his frugality

Hagar and her cold character

Growing up poor

Religious faith
12 What is the climax of the novel?
When Hagar gets her appendix removed

When Doris and Marvin discover Hagar in the cannery

When Hagar returns to Manawaka

When Hagar's brother passes away
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:
Metaphor

Simile

Alliteration

Symbolism
15 How did Hagar's mother die?
Car accident

Old age

In her birth

Pneumonia
16 Who describes whom as "Lazy as a pet pig"?
Jason Currie describes Bram this way

Marvin, describes Doris this way

Bram, describes Marvin this way

Hagar, describes John this way
17 Why is Bram Shipley not successful in farming?
The poor climate affects the crops

The land is not good

Hagar sabotages Bram

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 the Great Depression starts

After Hagar moves to the coast

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

Her father and husband

Her sons

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

Drink a glass of water

Sing a hymn

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

Crying

Running away

Shouting
22 Why is John Hagar's favorite son?
He is often sick and needs nurturing

He gets good grades in school

She thinks he might take after her father

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

Sleepwalking

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 runs away from home

When she refuses to cry after he beats her

When she cares for her brother Dan

When she tries to steal some sultanas

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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