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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. When Michael grabs Agnes' arm in Act 2, Scene 1, what happens immediately?
(a) He throws her onto the bed.
(b) He twists her arm behind her back.
(c) He kisses her hand.
(d) He dances with her.

2. Why does Agnes say she would give away all twenty of her children?
(a) To make sure that the children receive better parental care than she can provide.
(b) To give the children a better opportunity at life.
(c) To ease the couple's financial burden of raising so many children.
(d) To ease Michael's mind, reminding him that he is most important as her husband.

3. In Act 1, Scene 1, Michael is deliriously happy and begs Agnes to tell him what?
(a) That she wants to marry him.
(b) That she will help him write a poem.
(c) That she will go on vacation with him.
(d) That she is happy too.

4. While Agnes and Michael are in bed on their wedding night, why does Michael lean in to Agnes?
(a) So she can help him button his shirt.
(b) So he can kiss her on the lips.
(c) So she can smell his breath for herself.
(d) So he can get a closer look at her eyes.

5. What has been added to the scenery in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A dining set.
(b) A bassinet.
(c) A rocking chair.
(d) Another bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is special about the condition of the linens on the fourposter bed in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. What reason does Agnes give that Michael was the life of the party?

3. What does Michael reveal that he said to Agnes when they first met?

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

5. What attribute(s) of Agnes does Michael proclaim to love?

(see the answer key)

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