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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. When Agnes goes to the dressing room and returns, what item does she bring with her in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) The "God Is Love" pillow.
(b) Her wedding gown.
(c) Her hand mirror.
(d) A suitcase.

2. What is Agnes holding in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) A bouquet that matches her gown.
(b) A comb and hand mirror.
(c) Michael's book.
(d) Her folded wedding dress.

3. What is hanging on the walls in Act 2?
(a) Pictures of the children.
(b) Framed manuscripts of Michael's work.
(c) Rich paintings.
(d) Embroidered country quilts.

4. When Agnes sits on the bed in Act 2, Scene 1, she repeatedly says what?
(a) She wishes she could get divorced.
(b) She wishes Michael would love her.
(c) She wishes she would have more children.
(d) She wishes she were dead.

5. How does Agnes react to Michael's confession of his true feelings at the end of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) She laughs and cries at the same time.
(b) She is afraid that he is having an affair.
(c) She gets angry and storms out.
(d) She is annoyed and does not believe him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the closing moments of Act 1, Scene 2, what is the status of Agnes and Michael?

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

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

5. What is different about the fourposter bed in Act 3, Scene 1?

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