Chapter 7 Questions

Chapter 7 Questions

Stone Angel Chapter 7 Questions

1.) How is the young girl Hagar sees on the beach like Hagar?

She is bossing around the male in the scenario, she is not letting him have an opinion and is telling him what to use and how.

2.) What famous poem is referred to?

the branches will wither, the roots they will die,

you'll all be forsaken and you'll never know why

means that nothing lasts forever, and sometimes you don't know why things don't last.

3.) Why did Hagar object to John's and Lottie's daughter's marriage?

She objected due to the fact they do not have a cent to their name, and are very young.

4.) Who else plays house other than the children on the beach?

Arlene and John play house in Hagar's. They pretend like it's their own.

5.) How do Hagar (and) Lottie plan to stop the marriage?

Hagar and Lottie plan to send Arlene to work for Telford's cousin In the East. She could work for Caroline who has a big house and no maid.

6.) What past incident does Lottie not remember?

Lottie does not remember when she euthanized the baby chicks.

7.) When Hagar runs away, where does she stay

a.) the first night?

The first night she sleeps in the old house, on a couch.

b.) the second night?

The second night she sleeps out in the boat house.

POEM

Dirge Without Music- questions

I am not resigned to the shutting away of loving hearts in the hard ground.
So it is, and so it will be, for so it has been, time out of mind:
Into the darkness they go, the wise and the lovely. Crowned
With lilies and with laurel they go; but I am not resigned.

Lovers and thinkers, into the earth with you.
Be one with the dull, the indiscriminate dust.
A fragment of what you felt, of what you knew,
A formula, a phrase remains, --- but the best is lost.

The answers quick & keen, the honest look, the laughter, the love,
They are gone. They have gone to feed the roses. Elegant and curled
Is the blossom. Fragrant is the blossom. I know. But I do not approve.
More precious was the light in your eyes than all the roses in the world.

Down, down, down into the darkness of the grave
Gently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind;
Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave.
I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned.

Hypothesis:

questions:

1. What is the author's attitude in the poem?

2. In your opinion, which line in the poem holds the most emotion?

3. What connection do you make of these three lines of the poem:
Down, down, down into the darkness of the grave
Gently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind;
Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave.

4. Do you have any personal experiences that you can relate to this poem?

5.What lines do you feel, have the strongest meaning?

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

1.) Why did John return to Manawaka?

He moved back to live with his father. Not much was happening for him with his mother.

2.) What had happened to the Prairie?

Resession and the dust blowing everywhere. (I dont know the specific name for it)

3.) What did John do for Bram?

Fed him booze and helped him die.

4.) Who is John dating?

Arlene. Lottie's daughter.

5.) How did Bram's "sidekick" die?

charlie beam (the drunk) He was a mattee. He died of exposure, he was drunk and probably froze to death.

6.) What had happened to the Stone Angel

Someone smeared lipstick on the face and tipped it over, face first into the ground.

7.) Who was to blame?

perhaps john and arlene

8.) Where was Bram buried?
With the Curries.

CHAPTER FIVE

l.) How old was John when he and his mother left Manawaka?

John was at the age of twelve when his mother and him left.

2.) What does Bram suggest Hagar take on the train to eat?

He suggested that Hagar and John boil eggs to take on the train.

3.) What did John do with the Currie heirloom?

John trades it for a jackknife.

4.) Where does Hagar run away to?

She runs away to Shadow Point.

5.) What is Marvin's job?

Marvin takes care of finances.

6.) Who does Hagar work for in Vancouver?

Hagar works for Mr. Oatley.

7.) What lie does John tell Hagar regarding his friends?

He lied about having a friend called David, who was Mrs. and Dr. Connor's son. (did not exist)

8.) Whose house is Hagar's employer similar to?

The house is similar to Jason Curries old house. Very fancy, primp and prime.

Chapter 4 Questions

Chapter 4 Questions

1.) Who is Lucifer?Lucifer is another name for Satan but Hagar is referring Lucifer as the x-ray technician.

2.) What did Bram read to "improve his mind"?

He read Eaton's catalogue.

3.) How did Bram act in front of the threshing gang?

He would act like a bigger, hard working man, showing off infront of them.

4.) What did Bram do to disgrace the old Currie store?

He peed on the steps.

5.) Why did Hagar drive herself to the hospital when giving birth to John?
Bram was not home. He was out fixing a fence.

6.) What Currie heirloom does Hagar give to John?

A pin.

7.) What did Hagar do to earn more money?

Sold eggs.

8.) Give TWO examples of how Hagar is like her father.

-She is unable to show emotion or doesn't know how to (when Marvin leaves for the War).
- Her house and things mean more to her than anything.

9.) How old was Marvin when he joined the army?

He was 17.
10.) What war did Marvin fight in?

The First War.

11.) What does Telford Simmons do for a living?

He is a bank manager.

12.) What humiliating thing does Hagar have to ask for at the General Store?

She was asking for some clothes that she didn't have the money for.

She sold some of her Mother's things, such as dishes and opal earrings

13.) How did Hagar raise the money to leave Bram?

she sold chicken eggs

The Stone Angel, Chapter 3 Questions

The Stone Angel, Chapter 3 Questions

Stone Angel Chapter 3 Questions

1) What was Soldier's fate?
Soldier had ran away in the winter when Hagar was two months pregnant, Bram found him later in spring, he had got his leg caught in a barb wire fence and the cold probably killed him.

2) Why are these lines spoken by Hagar uncharacteristic of

her: "I'm sorry about it Bram. I knew you were fond of him "

They do not represent her Character well because usually she is heartless and does not give people sympathy.

3) How are the old Hagar and Bram alike?

Hagar and Bram are very alike because they both are extremely stubborn and will not do what anyone else suggests.

4) How was Bram like Jason Currie?

Bram is like Jason Currie because he wanted to have a boy that he could leave the property and farm to. A successor.

5) Who is Rita?

Rita is Mrs. Steiner daughter, who Mrs. Steiner lived with before the home.

6) Explain Hagar's statemenr, "Strangers are easier to assess."

Strangers are easier to assess means in Hagar's eyes, that people are easier to judge fully when you do not know them. There are no boundaries of what to avoid, and you don't have to worry about a conciense, seeing as you do not care about the person.

7) What lie does Hagar tell at the nursing home?

Hagar said that one of her son's died in the last war to Mrs. Steiner, which did not really happen.

STONE ANGEL CHAPTER TWO

1) What was the name of Bram's first wife?
Bram's first wife name, was Clara. She had died of a burst spleen, nothing to have done with giving birth.

2) Who was the only person to attend Hagar's wedding?
Auntie Doll was the only person that attended Hagar and Bram's wedding.

3) What did Bram give Hagar for a wedding present?
Matt gave Hagar their mothers shall. Bram gave Hagar a cut-glass decanter with a silver top.

4) What is the name of the nursing home Hagar is taken to visit?
The name of the nursing home is Silverthreads nursing home.

5) What was Matt's wife's fate after his death?
"A year after Matt's death, Mavis married Alden Cates and went to live with him on the farm, and in the years that followed she bore him three youngsters and she raised Rhode Island Reds and took prizes at all the local poultry shows and grew plump as a pullet herself, so thank goodness fate deals a few decent cards sometimes."

6) Name one of Bram's daughters.
One of Bram's daughters was named Gladys. The other, Jes.

7) Name ONE character trait of Bram.
He had a beard, was a big built man, and he carried himself so well, he was greatful. Although, he had a big mouth and blunt.

8) Why did Hagar and Bram REALLY marry each other?
Hagar and Bram really marred eacother for the qualities they later found they could not bear. Bram for Hagar's manners and speech, and Hagar for Bram's not having those qualities.
-rebellion / getting away from her father

9) Bram's banner,over Hagar was his _______
LOVE

10) Where (what province) was Hagar sent to school?


11) What did Hagar want to do in South Wachakwa?


12) When was the only time Hagar's father called her by her name?


13) What did Hagar's brother plan to give Hagar for a wedding present?
He almost gave her her mother's plaid shall. Did he mean to be a jerk? and feel bad to remind her of her failure, or did he not give it to her, because he didnt deserve it. Kindness or not?

STONE ANGEL CHAPTER 1

1) What do we learn about the narrator's mother in the opening of the novel?

The narrator`s (Hagar) mother had died in childbirth. Her tombstone is a stone angel with big wings, in the winter that are pitted by the snow, and in summer by the blown grit.

2) Where does the narrator grow up?

The narrator grows up in Manawaka, Manitoba. It is a fictional town used in a lot of Margaret Laurence novels.

3) How would you describe Hagar as she explains what she's like at ninety (pp.

5-6)

At the age of ninety, Hagar has an good memory for her age. She also smokes. Her son Marvin, and daughter Doris take care of her. She is not aloud to have a lock on her door, they have probably had incedents where they have had to get to her quickly. She is extremely judgmental. She is very similar with her father, very smart, strong willed, witty, and their is some resentment.

4) What kind of a relationship did she have with her father?

Her father wishes her brothers were as smart as her, or that she was male, because in this time males were dominant and could do more.

5) Explain what we learn about Mr. Currie and Hagar from the foot ruler incident.

She is very stubborn and wins the foot ruler incident. GET MORE INFO ON THIS QUESTION.

6) Where do the Curries come from?

The father is from Scotland, they are Scottish. Scottish people are very strong willed and the wealthy people think they are much better.

7) What do we learn about Mr. Currie from his involvement with the new church?

We learn that Mr. Currie was a main big donation of the church. He said that they said his and ... name's first, because they must have donated the most. He also likes to be proud.

8) How do you explain Mr. Currie's remark "Consumption? That's contagious, isn't

it? Well, the Lord works in wondrous ways His will to perform. "

Mr. Currie does not care about her dying, he is thinking "wow, if we had actually spent time together, maybe I could have been affected too." Thus she was unwilling, so he did not get shot down in his own mind and it saved him from a nasty contagious death.

9) Why won't Matt's father allow him to go hunting with Jules Tonnerre?

He is not aloud to go because he thinks he will get hurt, Jules Tonnerre is not as rich and has some native blood in him. He is half Nattee. Racism is another flaw in Mr. Currie's character.

10) How does Dan die and what do we learn about Hagar by her refusal to put on

the old plaid shawl and comfort Dan?

Dan becomes gravely ill with pneumonia, Hagar and Matt know he will not survive that much lover. She refuses to put on the shawl to pretend to be the mother he calls, is because she says, " I'm not a bit like her" because her Mom was weak and she does not want to be like her. Matt ends up getting the job done.

11) What is Lottie able to do that Hagar is not, in the town dump?

Partly hatched little baby chicks, half broken. Lottie then kills them, which Hagar can not do. She basically Euthanize's them. Hagar will not go near them though.

12) Which characters do you associate with Hagar's past and which do you associate with

her present?

The characters I see are Jason, Matt, Dan, her father, Auntie Doll, Lottie, Charolette. In the future, Marvin, Doris.