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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Michael blames Agnes for what transgression of his?
(a) Spending their savings.
(b) Causing him to spill a drink on his favorite shirt.
(c) Causing him to find comfort in another woman.
(d) Firing his favorite servant.

2. When does Michael finally go for the doctor?
(a) After eating dinner.
(b) After fetching the laundry from outside.
(c) After Agnes' mother arrives.
(d) After Agnes' labor pains continue for a while.

3. What attribute(s) of Agnes does Michael proclaim to love?
(a) How she sneezes when she brushes her hair.
(b) The sound she makes when she yawns.
(c) The way she folds laundry.
(d) How she gets cold feet and scratches her stomach in her sleep.

4. In Act 2, Scene 1, what has changed about the decor in the room since the last scene?
(a) The room is really messy.
(b) The room is richly decorated
(c) The room has not changed at all.
(d) The room has sparse decoration.

5. What does Agnes think Michael has given up?
(a) His looks and charm.
(b) The only person who has always loved him.
(c) His smoking habit.
(d) The children.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Agnes is in bed she swears she is comfortable, but then immediately changes her mind, saying what?

2. What is Michael complaining of at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

3. Why does Agnes take the side of the bed away from the door?

4. What has changed about the fourposter bed in Act 2 from Act 1?

5. What does Agnes hold in her hand that she has taken from her wedding cake?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the shift in Michael's actions and treatment toward Agnes in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. Why does Agnes keep bringing up the fact that she smells gas from the lamps?

3. Why does Michael roughly grab Agnes' arm and then kiss her in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. Why are there so many sudden changes of subject in the conversation of Agnes and Michael on their wedding night?

5. What is the purpose of the fourposter bed in the first scene?

6. What stirs Michael to have the courage to express his true feelings for Agnes in Act 3, Scene 1?

7. What is Agnes' reaction to the declaration of Michael's true feelings towards her on the day of her daughter's wedding?

8. How does Act 3, Scene 1 conclude relating to Agnes and Michael's relationship?

9. What is Agnes' description of Michael's new found fame as an author?

10. What is the conflict at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?

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