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

2. What makes Michael so angry in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) He thinks Agnes is having an affair.
(b) His daughter is eloping.
(c) His son has not come home from a party.
(d) His novel has gotten bad reviews.

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

4. Agnes describes Michael in what way when she is mad at him?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Pompous.
(c) Handsome.
(d) Stupid.

5. What does Agnes tuck into bed with Michael when he is not feeling well?
(a) The "God Is Love" pillow.
(b) A heated water bottle.
(c) The clean laundry.
(d) A teddy bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Michael change into after Agnes retreats to the bathroom on their wedding night?

2. What is Agnes trying to prove by standing on one leg?

3. When Michael goes to the washstand on his wedding night, what does he do?

4. Why does Agnes say she would give away all twenty of her children?

5. Michael said he has tried to persuade Agnes with servants, dresses, paintings and money so that she would do what?

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