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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How do Agnes and Michael know of the young poet?
(a) The poet asked for criticism of his work from Michael.
(b) The poet is an old friend from Michael's party days.
(c) The poet is a neighbor.
(d) The poet is the fiance of Agnes and Michael's daughter.

6. What is Michael first seen doing in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Drinking bourbon.
(b) Sleeping in bed.
(c) Storming through the door.
(d) Folding laundry.

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

8. How does Agnes describe this day to Michael in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) The end of their marriage.
(b) The first day of their vacation.
(c) The start of a better life.
(d) The first day of their divorce.

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) He has had to pretend to be happy, so she should too.
(c) Their daughter is marrying a wonderful man and they should be happy.
(d) She looks beautiful to him and that he loves her.

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

11. Is Michael happy with his daughter's choice of husband, and how does he address his son-in-law?
(a) No, Michael calls him a nit wit.
(b) Yes, Michael descibes him as perfect.
(c) No, Michael calls him poor.
(d) Yes, Michael thinks he is wealthy.

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

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

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

15. Where is Agnes in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Seated at her dressing table.
(b) Searching for something on the floor.
(c) Entering through the door.
(d) In bed sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Agnes and Michael's relationship at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?

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. What description does Michael compare himself to at the end of 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 is Michael doing when he enters the room in Act 3, Scene 1?

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