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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Agnes say she will do with the new baby if Michael is unhappy?
(a) Give the child to her parents.
(b) Take the child to a new home.
(c) Keep the child and get divorced.
(d) Raise the child as her own sibling.

2. When Agnes locks herself in the bathroom on her wedding night, what does she take with her?
(a) Her favorite book.
(b) Her suitcase.
(c) A piece of wedding cake.
(d) Michael's clothes.

3. Why does Agnes take the side of the bed away from the door?
(a) Michael had already taken his side and she is following along.
(b) She is supersticious about the side of the bed.
(c) She normally sleeps on that side and would feel uncomfortable anywhere else.
(d) She wants Michael to answer the door in case somebody knocks.

4. Michael says to Agnes that he "married a princess" but wakes up to what?
(a) A widow.
(b) An even prettier princess.
(c) A wife, a friend.
(d) A daughter.

5. What does Michael read to Agnes at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) His favorite childrens book.
(b) The new book he has started to write.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The daily newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the closing moments of Act 1, Scene 2, what is the status of Agnes and Michael?

2. In Act 2, Scene 1 Agnes asks Michael to do what for her?

3. In Act 2, Scene 1, after Michael leaves and shuts the door, Agnes does what?

4. What does Michael reveal that he said to Agnes when they first met?

5. In Act 2, Scene 1, when Michael knocks on the door, what is Agnes doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 2, who does it seem has taken the leadership role in the marriage?

2. What is Agnes' description of Michael's new found fame as an author?

3. What does Michael get from the cellar and what are his and Agnes' original plans for it?

4. What is the setting at the beginning of the play?

5. What does Michael read to Agnes to help ease her labor pains?

6. What message does Michael say he got when he first saw the "God Is Love" pillow on his wedding night?

7. In the beginning of the play, does it seem as if Agnes and Michael truly love each other?

8. What does Agnes do while Michael is taking their things to the car?

9. What is the setting at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 1?

10. What is it that Agnes wants to do in relation to her marriage on the day of her daughter's wedding?

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