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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What moment does Michael claim to have shared with Agnes before?
(a) Her crying over the state of his top hat.
(b) Saying their vows at their wedding.
(c) Seeing her dressed up in her wedding gown, in the lamplight.
(d) Her sitting there, and him kneeling before her in a rented tuxedo.

2. How does Agnes describe this day to Michael in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) The start of a better life.
(b) The first day of their divorce.
(c) The end of their marriage.
(d) The first day of their vacation.

3. What does Michael tell Agnes that he has crawled and begged her for?
(a) More money.
(b) More children.
(c) A request for Agnes to write her own novel.
(d) Understanding and warmth.

4. What does Agnes clearly express that she does not want in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Money.
(b) A trip.
(c) Her daughter to be happy.
(d) To be happy.

5. In Act 1, Scene 1, what scent does Michael tell Agnes is on his breath?
(a) Cigar smoke.
(b) Toothpaste.
(c) Wedding cake.
(d) Champagne.

Short Answer Questions

1. At first, what are Agnes' feelings toward the young poet?

2. What does Agnes describe herself as being all her life?

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

4. After drinking from the bourbon bottle, what does Michael do?

5. How does Agnes react to Michael's confession of his true feelings at the end of Act 3, Scene 1?

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