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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Michael put the bottle of champagne?
(a) In his suitcase.
(b) On his side of the bed.
(c) In his son's room.
(d) In the cellar.

3. What does Agnes say she does not want to argue about in the last scene?
(a) Who her son marries.
(b) Where she and Michael are moving.
(c) Her children's lives.
(d) What to leave on the bed.

4. At first, what are Agnes' feelings toward the young poet?
(a) She hates him.
(b) She is offended by him.
(c) She is enthralled with him.
(d) She sees him as a son.

5. What is Michael doing when he is first seen in the last scene?
(a) Shaving in the mirror.
(b) Sleeping in bed.
(c) Writing at his desk.
(d) Packing a suitcase.

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

7. What does Agnes clearly express that she does not want in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Her daughter to be happy.
(b) Money.
(c) A trip.
(d) To be happy.

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

9. Why does Michael tell Agnes she should cheer up in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) He has just sold his manuscript and they will have more money.
(b) She looks beautiful to him and that he loves her.
(c) Their daughter is marrying a wonderful man and they should be happy.
(d) He has had to pretend to be happy, so she should too.

10. What does Michael accuse Agnes of in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Being too lenient with their son.
(b) Disciplining their son too much.
(c) Having an affair.
(d) Being an alcoholic.

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

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

13. What does Agnes describe herself as being all her life?
(a) Lonely and sad.
(b) Happy and content.
(c) An adolescent with a longing heart.
(d) Someone's mother and wife.

14. When Agnes sees her husband bewildered at the end of Act 2, Scene 2, what does she do?
(a) She gets angry.
(b) She relaxes and goes to sleep.
(c) She cries.
(d) She laughs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of Act 3, Scene 1?

2. What does Michael tell Agnes he first thought when he saw the "God Is Love" pillow?

3. What is Agnes' response when she hears what Michael tells their son?

4. What does Agnes plan to do with the "God Is Love" pillow in the end of the play?

5. Why does Agnes care about what the young poet does?

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