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

2. What is Michael first seen doing in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Folding laundry.
(b) Drinking bourbon.
(c) Sleeping in bed.
(d) Storming through the door.

3. Michael asks Agnes for what before she dies?
(a) To see her eyes one last time.
(b) A hug and a kiss.
(c) Another child.
(d) Her bank account number.

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

5. In Act 2, Scene 1, when Michael knocks on the door, what is Agnes doing?
(a) Combing her hair.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Weeping in bed.
(d) Taking off her evening gloves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Agnes ask Michael after she finds out what he said to their son?

2. When Agnes locks herself in the bathroom on her wedding night, what does she take with her?

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

4. At the beginning of the play, why does Michael claim that he is embarrassed?

5. What does the pillow in the bed have embroidered on it?

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