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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What attribute(s) of Agnes does Michael proclaim to love?
(a) How she gets cold feet and scratches her stomach in her sleep.
(b) The way she folds laundry.
(c) The sound she makes when she yawns.
(d) How she sneezes when she brushes her hair.

2. How does Agnes react to Michael's confession of his true feelings at the end of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) She is afraid that he is having an affair.
(b) She is annoyed and does not believe him.
(c) She gets angry and storms out.
(d) She laughs and cries at the same time.

3. About how much time has passed in the setting of Act 1, Scene 2 since the previous scene?
(a) One year.
(b) A month.
(c) Five years.
(d) A week.

4. Why does Michael tell Agnes she should cheer up in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) He has just sold his manuscript and they will have more money.
(b) He has had to pretend to be happy, so she should too.
(c) Their daughter is marrying a wonderful man and they should be happy.
(d) She looks beautiful to him and that he loves her.

5. What is Agnes carrying into the room when she is first seen in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A pile of clean laundry.
(b) Dinner trays.
(c) A newborn baby.
(d) The family cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Michael finally go for the doctor?

2. In Act 2, Scene 1, about how much time has passed since the previous scene?

3. What does Agnes throw at Michael when they have a fight in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. Why does Michael ask to reread the young poet's works a second time?

5. What is Michael doing at the start of Act 1, Scene 2?

(see the answer key)

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