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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 is different about the fourposter bed in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) There are no bed linens.
(b) The curtains are more elaborate.
(c) It has been dismantled.
(d) The curtains are more conservative.

2. What is Agnes' reply when Michael says that he has started writing a new book?
(a) She is jealous and angry.
(b) She will throw it away.
(c) She will read it tomorrow.
(d) She is excited and happy.

3. At the very end of Act 1, Scene 1, what do Michael and Agnes do?
(a) Embrace in bed.
(b) Argue and part ways.
(c) Fall asleep in bed.
(d) Laugh and kiss.

4. After Michael puts on his coat to leave in Act 1, Scene 2, what is the next thing he does?
(a) Take off the coat again.
(b) Call for help.
(c) Go outside to get the laundry.
(d) Kiss Agnes.

5. What motivates Michael to declare his true feelings to Agnes in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) The anger in Agnes' eyes.
(b) His memories of an early love.
(c) A letter of fan mail that he just read.
(d) The crass words of the young poet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the young poet's work dedicated to?

2. When Michael grabs Agnes' arm in Act 2, Scene 1, what happens immediately?

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

4. How is Agnes and Michael's relationship at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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