The Stone Angel, Chapter One Questions
1) What do we learn about the narrator's mother in the opening of the novel?
We learn that the narrators mother has died, While giving birth, Her mother also looked very weak.
2) Where does the narrator grow up?
the narrartor grows up in manawaka
3) How would you describe Hagar as she explains what she's like at ninety (pp.5-6)
Hagar has been a little disorted since her mother died, Hagar is 90 and has arthritis and gets cranky here and there.
4) What kind of a relationship did she have with her father?
Hagar thinks her and her father are nothing alike, but inactuality they are identical.
5) Explain what we learn about Mr. Currie and Hagar from the foot ruler incident.
Mr. currie own a store and hagar walked in and was gunna get some raisons and saw something and said it out loud so mr.currie got a little mad and hit her with the ruler, but after apologised because he felt bad. Alough he acts tough, there is a soft hearted man in there somewhere but in reality they are very similar.
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6) Where do the Curries come from?
the curries are from scotland.
7) What do we learn about Mr.Currie from his involvement with the new church? Mr. currie donated a large sum of money to the church. He wanted to show people that he has a large income.
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. "
It was a way of making himself feel better because he got rejected by lotie droiser.
9) Why won't Matt's father allow him to go hunting with Jules Tonnerre?
matt father doesnt allow his son to go because he's racist
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?
dans dies by the pnemonia
We learn that the narrators mother has died, While giving birth, Her mother also looked very weak.
2) Where does the narrator grow up?
the narrartor grows up in manawaka
3) How would you describe Hagar as she explains what she's like at ninety (pp.5-6)
Hagar has been a little disorted since her mother died, Hagar is 90 and has arthritis and gets cranky here and there.
4) What kind of a relationship did she have with her father?
Hagar thinks her and her father are nothing alike, but inactuality they are identical.
5) Explain what we learn about Mr. Currie and Hagar from the foot ruler incident.
Mr. currie own a store and hagar walked in and was gunna get some raisons and saw something and said it out loud so mr.currie got a little mad and hit her with the ruler, but after apologised because he felt bad. Alough he acts tough, there is a soft hearted man in there somewhere but in reality they are very similar.
.
6) Where do the Curries come from?
the curries are from scotland.
7) What do we learn about Mr.Currie from his involvement with the new church? Mr. currie donated a large sum of money to the church. He wanted to show people that he has a large income.
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. "
It was a way of making himself feel better because he got rejected by lotie droiser.
9) Why won't Matt's father allow him to go hunting with Jules Tonnerre?
matt father doesnt allow his son to go because he's racist
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?
dans dies by the pnemonia
11) What is Lottie able to do that Hagar is not, in the town dump?
Lottie is able to kill chicks in the dump to put them out of thier misery.
12) Which characters do you associate with Hagar's past and which do you associate with
Her present?
12) Which characters do you associate with Hagar's past and which do you associate with
Her present?
hagrars past is her brother, and her present is marvin and doris.
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