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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What age are Agnes and Michael in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Teenagers.
(b) Almost middle age.
(c) Elderly.
(d) In their twenties.

2. Why is Agnes upset over Michael taking off her shoes?
(a) She is very ticklish.
(b) Her feet hurt from dancing at their wedding.
(c) He keeps kissing her feet and it makes her uncomfortable.
(d) He is making rude comments about her feet.

3. Why is Agnes mad that Michael is wearing a nightshirt?
(a) She had not given him permission to change clothes.
(b) Michael was supposed to get dressed to go to dinner.
(c) Michael said he would never wear a nightshirt.
(d) Her father had worn pajamas for years.

4. In Act 2, Scene 1, about how much time has passed since the previous scene?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) A month.
(c) A week.
(d) Ten years.

5. As Agnes undresses on her wedding night, she gets distracted and comments about what?
(a) How handsome Michael is.
(b) How excited she is about their honeymoon.
(c) How pretty the bed is.
(d) How wonderful the wedding was.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Agnes determine is wrong with Michael at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

2. Michael comes face to face with what fact about his son?

3. Who does Agnes say left the pillow on the bed?

4. In his sullen mood in Act 1, Scene 2, what does Michael compare his relationship to Agnes to?

5. When Agnes sits on the bed in Act 2, Scene 1, she repeatedly says what?

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