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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Michael comes face to face with what fact about his son?
(a) That his son is an alcoholic.
(b) That his son is a young man.
(c) That his son is a womanizer.
(d) That his son is stealing from him.

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

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

7. What does Agnes plan to do with the "God Is Love" pillow in the end of the play?
(a) Leave it on the bed.
(b) Give it to her daughter.
(c) Throw it away.
(d) Take it with her.

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

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

10. Why does Michael go into the cellar?
(a) To check for some wine to drink.
(b) To see if there is anything overlooked.
(c) He wants to exercise on the stairs.
(d) In order to make sure there is no one down there.

11. What does Michael say he got a different message and reaction from than Agnes on his wedding night?
(a) The "God Is Love" pillow.
(b) Agnes' parents.
(c) His parents.
(d) The wedding ceremony.

12. How many children do Michael and Agnes have?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

13. It is apparent that what event is happening in the room at the end of the play?
(a) The tenants are moving out.
(b) It has become a children's room.
(c) Redecorating is taking place.
(d) There is a party going on.

14. What happens after Michael leaves in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) He never returns.
(b) He returns with a platter of food.
(c) He quickly returns and is distracted.
(d) He returns, bringing his son in the room.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About what time does Act 2, Scene 2 take place?

2. Where does Agnes kiss Michael in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. What motivates Michael to declare his true feelings to Agnes in Act 3, Scene 1?

4. When Agnes sees her husband bewildered at the end of Act 2, Scene 2, what does she do?

5. What does Agnes ask Michael after she finds out what he said to their son?

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