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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Michael goes to leave for the doctor, he turns around and does what?
(a) Starts arguing with Agnes.
(b) Kisses Agnes many times.
(c) Fetches his new manuscript to take with him.
(d) Moves the bassinet close to Agnes.

2. Why does Agnes say she is not yet ready to have the baby?
(a) Michael has not received his paycheck yet.
(b) She is not ready to be a mother.
(c) She wants her mother to be present for the birth.
(d) There is still laundry drying outside.

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

4. Michael tells Agnes what shocking confession?
(a) He is an orphan.
(b) He is bankrupt.
(c) He is having an affair.
(d) He won a fortune gambling.

5. What insult does Agnes tell Michael in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) She no longer sees him as her husband.
(b) He is a hack writer.
(c) She has never loved him.
(d) He had bad breath.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Agnes first enters the room in Act 2, what does she do?

2. When Agnes is whispering to Michael, what does she see that disgusts her?

3. Who does Michael say told him that everything in his life would turn out right and that he would have a happy married life?

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

5. About how much time has passed in the setting of Act 1, Scene 2 since the previous scene?

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