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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Agnes think Michael has given up?
(a) The children.
(b) His smoking habit.
(c) The only person who has always loved him.
(d) His looks and charm.

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

3. In Act 2, Scene 1, after Michael leaves and shuts the door, Agnes does what?
(a) Follow after him out the door.
(b) Lie in bed and cries.
(c) Laugh hysterically.
(d) Open the door and tells him to come back.

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

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

6. Why does Michael say that his love has changed for Agnes in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Because he is in love with his work.
(b) Because he is in love with another woman.
(c) Because she has become ugly and he can no longer look at her.
(d) Because he no longer cares for anyone anymore.

7. What is Agnes' reply when Michael says that he has started writing a new book?
(a) She will read it tomorrow.
(b) She will throw it away.
(c) She is excited and happy.
(d) She is jealous and angry.

8. Michael asks Agnes for what before she dies?
(a) Another child.
(b) Her bank account number.
(c) A hug and a kiss.
(d) To see her eyes one last time.

9. How does Act 2, Scene 1 conclude?
(a) Michael and Agnes embrace.
(b) Agnes has left Michael for another man.
(c) Michael has left Agnes crying on the bed.
(d) Agnes reveals that she is pregnant.

10. What secret does Agnes tell Michael on her wedding night?
(a) That she has never seen a man naked before.
(b) That she has been married once before.
(c) That she is pregnant.
(d) That she lied to him about her age.

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

12. What object(s) does Michael use to call for Agnes?
(a) A whistle.
(b) An oversized dinner bell.
(c) A horn.
(d) Pots and pans.

13. What does Agnes throw at Michael when they have a fight in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Her shoe.
(b) The "God Is Love" pillow.
(c) The dinner bell.
(d) His book.

14. What is the time period of the play in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) 1960's.
(b) 1890's.
(c) 1920's.
(d) 1790's.

15. When does Michael first comfort Agnes in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) After Agnes confesses how much she loves Michael.
(b) After the baby is born.
(c) After she has labor pains.
(d) After Agnes brings in the folded laundry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Agnes throw at Michael when she is mad at him in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. Michael describes himself as a "male animal" that has done what?

4. Why does Agnes take the side of the bed away from the door?

5. What attribute(s) of Agnes does Michael proclaim to love?

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