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

2. In Act 2, Scene 1 Agnes taunts Michael with what fact?
(a) She has spent all their savings.
(b) She might have had an affair.
(c) She is heiress to a mass fortune.
(d) She might be pregnant again.

3. Near the end of Act 2, Scene 1, why is Michael so upset?
(a) He still wants but cannot have acceptance from Agnes' parents.
(b) He heard that Agnes had a miscarriage.
(c) He is thinking that Agnes might have had an affair.
(d) He knows that he has spent all his savings.

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

5. What does Agnes believe Michael has prepared for their wedding night?
(a) A list of his favorite things.
(b) A poem that he wrote.
(c) A song that he wrote.
(d) Dinner from a recipe he created.

Short Answer Questions

1. Michael describes himself as a "male animal" that has done what?

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

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

4. When Agnes is having labor pains, what does she remind Michael about?

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

(see the answer key)

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