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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. Why is Michael so angry about the bourbon bottle?
(a) His seventeen-year-old son has been hiding the bottle.
(b) He has banned alcohol in the house.
(c) Agnes has been hiding it in secret.
(d) He thinks the family cannot afford to be buying bourbon.

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

3. In Act 1, Scene 2, what is Michael's selfish concern?
(a) He thinks the doctor will not tend to him.
(b) He needs to finish writing his book.
(c) He is hungry and wants to eat right away.
(d) He feels insignificant compared to the coming baby.

4. Michael said he has tried to persuade Agnes with servants, dresses, paintings and money so that she would do what?
(a) Not hate his book.
(b) Be happy.
(c) Ask for favor from her parents.
(d) Go on a trip with him.

5. What does Agnes ask Michael after she finds out what he said to their son?
(a) What was their son wearing?
(b) How much does he love her?
(c) What time is it?
(d) Why did he only say that?

Short Answer Questions

1. When Agnes goes to the dressing room and returns, what item does she bring with her in Act 2, Scene 1?

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

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

4. How does Agnes describe this day to Michael in Act 3, Scene 1?

5. What position does Michael get into after telling Agnes about what their son was wearing?

(see the answer key)

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