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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 throw at Michael when they have a fight in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) The "God Is Love" pillow.
(b) Her shoe.
(c) His book.
(d) The dinner bell.

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

3. When Agnes starts having labor pains, what is the first thing Michael does?
(a) Complain about Agnes' timing.
(b) Go into the bathroom to shave.
(c) Faint onto the fourposter bed.
(d) Frantically rush to get dressed for the doctor.

4. What does Agnes believe Michael has prepared for their wedding night?
(a) Dinner from a recipe he created.
(b) A list of his favorite things.
(c) A song that he wrote.
(d) A poem that he wrote.

5. In Act 2, Scene 1, Agnes proclaims that she does not care about what fact?
(a) If she ever sees Michael or the children again.
(b) If she never sees her parents again.
(c) If she never has another child.
(d) If the servants hear them fighting or not.

Short Answer Questions

1. Michael blames Agnes for what transgression of his?

2. What moment does Michael claim to have shared with Agnes before?

3. What does Michael read to Agnes at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

4. Michael said he has tried to persuade Agnes with servants, dresses, paintings and money so that she would do what?

5. Michael says to Agnes that he "married a princess" but wakes up to what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Agnes feel so betrayed by Michael?

3. What message does Michael say he got when he first saw the "God Is Love" pillow on his wedding night?

4. What is the setting at the beginning of the play?

5. Why does Michael complain that he is feeling horrible pains in Act 1, Scene 2?

6. Why is Agnes so melancholy at the start of Act 3, Scene 1?

7. How does Agnes describe Michael's parenting?

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

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

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

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