The Stone Angel Quizzes

The Stone Angel Quiz 1

By Kristen Osborne-Bartucca · Edited by Aaron Suduiko · Last reviewed February 16, 2019

1 Who is the main character of the novel?

Hagar

Doris

Marvin

Bram
2 What is the setting of the story?

Manitoba

Manawaka

Neepawa

Ontario
3 Why does Hagar become estranged from her father?

She becomes a teacher

She chooses to marry Bram Shipley

She decides to become a housekeeper

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

Honest

Respectful

Passionate

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 mouse in the sultanas

Her mother's affair

The school dance
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

She wants to visit the stone angel statue again

Bram is very ill and she wants to be there for her son John
7 What event sparks a moment of true intimacy between Hagar and Bram?

The meeting of Charlotte Tappen

The birth of Marvin

The shopping trip in town

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

Humorous

Dark

Cheerful

Mysterious
9 Whom does John end up taking after?

Jason Currie

Hagar

Bram

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 find her son

She wants to get revenge on Bram

She wants time alone to think
11 What does the titular stone angel represent?

Religious faith

Hagar and her cold character

Growing up poor

Hagar's father and his frugality
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?

Bram's daughter, Jess

John

Arlene

Lottie Dreiser
14 "She rasps now like a coping saw" is an example of:

Symbolism

Alliteration

Simile

Metaphor
15 How did Hagar's mother die?

Car accident

In her birth

Old age

Pneumonia
16 Who describes whom as "Lazy as a pet pig"?

Marvin, describes Doris this way

Hagar, describes John this way

Jason Currie describes Bram this way

Bram, describes Marvin 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 their children are killed in a car accident

After Hagar insults Lottie

After Hagar moves to the coast

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

Her sons

Her father and husband

Her brothers

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

Drink a glass of water

Go to sleep

Talk to Marvin

Sing a hymn
21 What is Hagar's main tactic for dealing with an unfavorable situation?

Crying

Becoming silent

Running away

Shouting
22 Why is John Hagar's favorite son?

He is well-behaved

He gets good grades in school

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?

Smoking tobacco

Drinking alcohol

Sleepwalking

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

Mr. Lees

Mr. Oakley

Mr. Simmons

Mr. Oatley
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 tries to steal some sultanas

When she cares for her brother Dan

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