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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What insult does Agnes tell Michael in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) He is a hack writer.
(b) He had bad breath.
(c) She has never loved him.
(d) She no longer sees him as her husband.

2. What does Michael read to Agnes at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The daily newspaper.
(c) His favorite childrens book.
(d) The new book he has started to write.

3. What is Michael doing at the start of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Writing in a notebook.
(b) Entering through the door.
(c) Sleeping in bed.
(d) Shaving in the mirror.

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

5. What does Michael reveal that he said to Agnes when they first met?
(a) She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.
(b) They had met in a former existence.
(c) He loved her at first sight.
(d) She reminded him of his mother.

6. Why does Agnes say she is not yet ready to have the baby?
(a) She wants her mother to be present for the birth.
(b) She is not ready to be a mother.
(c) There is still laundry drying outside.
(d) Michael has not received his paycheck yet.

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

8. At the very end of Act 1, Scene 1, what do Michael and Agnes do?
(a) Argue and part ways.
(b) Laugh and kiss.
(c) Fall asleep in bed.
(d) Embrace in bed.

9. Agnes tells Michael that he has sold his soul for what?
(a) Good looks.
(b) Success of his book.
(c) Her life.
(d) Influence in society.

10. What does Agnes say she will do with the new baby if Michael is unhappy?
(a) Raise the child as her own sibling.
(b) Give the child to her parents.
(c) Keep the child and get divorced.
(d) Take the child to a new home.

11. What does the pillow in the bed have embroidered on it?
(a) "God Bless."
(b) "Newly Married."
(c) "Sweet Dreams."
(d) "God is Love."

12. Michael wishes he was lying where in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) On the beach.
(b) In Agnes' arms.
(c) In a new bed.
(d) The cradle.

13. Why is Agnes upset over Michael taking off her shoes?
(a) He is making rude comments about her feet.
(b) She is very ticklish.
(c) He keeps kissing her feet and it makes her uncomfortable.
(d) Her feet hurt from dancing at their wedding.

14. What does Michael change into after Agnes retreats to the bathroom on their wedding night?
(a) Just his nightshirt.
(b) A suit with a top hat and bowtie.
(c) His jeans and a sweater.
(d) His nightshirt, nightcap, coat and trousers.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Michael grabs Agnes' arm in Act 2, Scene 1, what happens immediately?

3. What is Agnes carrying into the room when she is first seen in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. When Agnes sits on the bed in Act 2, Scene 1, she repeatedly says what?

5. What is the time period of the play in Act 1, Scene 1?

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