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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. What does Agnes say she will do with the new baby if Michael is unhappy?
(a) Give the child to her parents.
(b) Take the child to a new home.
(c) Raise the child as her own sibling.
(d) Keep the child and get divorced.

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

3. What secret does Agnes tell Michael on her wedding night?
(a) That she has been married once before.
(b) That she has never seen a man naked before.
(c) That she lied to him about her age.
(d) That she is pregnant.

4. What moment does Michael claim to have shared with Agnes before?
(a) Saying their vows at their wedding.
(b) Seeing her dressed up in her wedding gown, in the lamplight.
(c) Her crying over the state of his top hat.
(d) Her sitting there, and him kneeling before her in a rented tuxedo.

5. About how much time has passed in the setting of Act 1, Scene 2 since the previous scene?
(a) Five years.
(b) One year.
(c) A week.
(d) A month.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Agnes upset over Michael taking off her shoes?

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

3. Agnes tells Michael that he has sold his soul for what?

4. What reason does Agnes give that Michael was the life of the party?

5. In Act 1, Scene 1, Michael is deliriously happy and begs Agnes to tell him what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Agnes do while Michael is taking their things to the car?

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

3. What does Michael set out to do when his son comes home, and what really happens?

4. What do Michael and Agnes do as they are waiting for a car to come pick them up in the final scene?

5. What is Michael's gift to the new couple and where does he leave it?

6. How is the relationship between Agnes and Michael at the very end of Act 2, Scene 2?

7. How does Michael describe his love for Agnes in Act 3, Scene 1?

8. What is the status of Michael and Agnes' relationship at the end of Act 3, Scene 2?

9. How does the fourposter bed have importance in Michael's life before even meeting Agnes?

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

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