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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Michael tell Agnes he first thought when he saw the "God Is Love" pillow?
(a) He hated Agnes.
(b) He would never be alone again.
(c) He was trapped in a world of women.
(d) He felt encouraged.

2. What do Michael and Agnes feel is a pity?
(a) That will not have that much longer to live.
(b) That the fourposter will not fit in their new apartment.
(c) That the new couple will never be happy.
(d) That their children never got married.

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

4. How does Agnes describe Michael's fathering?
(a) Exactly like that of her own father.
(b) Occasianal fits of hysteria.
(c) Completely ignorant and inexcusable.
(d) Good and proper.

5. What is on the walls of the room in the last scene?
(a) Framed paintings.
(b) Discolored spots on the wallpaper.
(c) Family portraits.
(d) A fresh coat of paint.

6. What is the setting at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) After dinner.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Late night.
(d) Dawn.

7. Why does Agnes say that she and Michael cannot drink champagne?
(a) It is too early in the morning.
(b) The champagne has spoiled.
(c) There are no glasses.
(d) The champagne belongs to her son.

8. What does Agnes accuse Michael of in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Not working hard enough.
(b) Having an affair.
(c) Favoring their daughter.
(d) Spending too much money.

9. What is Agnes' response when she hears what Michael tells their son?
(a) She starts crying.
(b) She does not care.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She is incredulous.

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

11. How does Agnes describe the fourposter bed in the last scene?
(a) The bed had a nice history.
(b) The bed was a bad financial investment.
(c) The bed only has bad memories for her.
(d) She wishes she could get rid of the bed.

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

13. What do Agnes and Michael decide not to do in the last scene?
(a) Move to a new home.
(b) Get divorced.
(c) Drink the champagne.
(d) Leave the fourposter bed.

14. What makes Michael so angry in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) His daughter is eloping.
(b) His novel has gotten bad reviews.
(c) His son has not come home from a party.
(d) He thinks Agnes is having an affair.

15. Who is the young poet's work dedicated to?
(a) Agnes and Michael's son.
(b) Agnes and Michael's daughter.
(c) Michael.
(d) Agnes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Michael put the "God Is Love" pillow?

2. What does Michael say his son was wearing in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. In Act 2, Scene 2, about how much time has passed since the last scene?

4. Michael comes face to face with what fact about his son?

5. What is inside of the bourbon bottle?

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