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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 does Michael ask Agnes about the bedclothes in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) How much do they cost.
(b) Are they selling or leaving them.
(c) Are they newly laundered.
(d) Does she want to throw them away.

2. At the end of Act 2, Scene 1, what does Agnes do when she is on the bed?
(a) Cries in bed.
(b) Kicks Michael.
(c) Embraces Michael.
(d) Goes to sleep.

3. What is special about the condition of the linens on the fourposter bed in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) There are no linens on the bed.
(b) The bed is neatly made.
(c) There is a hand embroidered quilt on the bed.
(d) Only one side of the bed is made, the other is messy.

4. What clothing are Michael and Agnes wearing in the very beginning of the play?
(a) Michael is wearing shorts, Agnes is in a polka dot skirt.
(b) Michael is wearing jeans, Agnes is in a black dress.
(c) Michael is in a tuxedo, Agnes is in a wedding gown.
(d) Michael is dressed casually, Agnes is in a nightgown.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Michael bring back from the cellar?

2. What does Agnes seem to be feeling in relationship to her daughter?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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