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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 2, what do both Agnes and Michael want to help ease their worry?
(a) A lot of money.
(b) A swig of bourbon.
(c) A good rest.
(d) Breakfast and tea.

2. What is Agnes' decision about the bedclothes in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) She wants to donate them to the poor.
(b) She wants Michael to keep them.
(c) She is leaving them on the bed.
(d) She wants to throw them away.

3. What does Michael say his son was wearing in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) No shoes or socks.
(b) A top hat.
(c) Glasses.
(d) A nightshirt.

4. What does Michael say no young couple should have to find underneath the sheets?
(a) A bottle of champagne.
(b) Clean linens.
(c) A "God Is Love" pillow.
(d) A dirty old bed.

5. In Act 3, Scene 2, what is the only thing that remains in the room from previous scenes?
(a) The fourposter.
(b) Table and chairs.
(c) A vanity mirror.
(d) Dresser drawers.

6. What position does Michael get into after telling Agnes about what their son was wearing?
(a) He sits down cross legged.
(b) He stretches onto the bed.
(c) He rests his head in his hands.
(d) He kneels on the ground.

7. What age are Agnes and Michael in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) In their twenties.
(b) Teenagers.
(c) Almost middle age.
(d) Elderly.

8. Who does Agnes and Michael's son seem to be taking after?
(a) Agnes' father.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Michael's father.
(d) Michael.

9. What event is happening that day in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Agnes and Michael's daughter's wedding.
(b) Agnes and Michael's wedding vow renewal.
(c) Agnes and Michael's son's wedding.
(d) Agnes and Michael's divorce.

10. How is Agnes and Michael's relationship at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Torn apart by different parenting methods.
(b) Full of jealousy and anger.
(c) United in love and parenthood.
(d) On the brink of divorce.

11. What is the setting of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Very early morning.
(b) Late at night.
(c) After dinner.
(d) Late afternoon.

12. What is Michael's reaction after reading the young poet's work?
(a) Appalled.
(b) Brought to tears of sadness.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Jealous of how good it is.

13. How does Act 3, Scene 2 conclude?
(a) Michael and Agnes fall asleep in bed.
(b) Agnes is left in tears as Michael leaves the room.
(c) Michael carries Agnes out of the room.
(d) Michael and Agnes' children enter and everyone hugs.

14. What do Agnes and Michael muse over at the end of the play?
(a) The start of their new life.
(b) The echoes in the room.
(c) How many grandchildren they will have.
(d) How many children the new couple will have.

15. Why does Agnes hug Michael in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) She is trying to control him.
(b) She is cold.
(c) She is comforting him.
(d) She misses him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Agnes' reaction after Michael finishes reading the young poet's work?

2. What does Agnes do with the "God Is Love" pillow when she hears Michael coming back into the room at the end of Act 3, Scene 2?

3. Agnes tells Michael that what object is staying on the bed when they leave?

4. What is the first thing that Michael and Agnes agree about in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. What does Michael do with the foil from the champagne bottle?

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