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

2. What does Agnes throw at Michael when she is mad at him in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A rattle.
(b) A book.
(c) The "God Is Love" pillow.
(d) Her shoe.

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

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

5. In Act 1, Scene 1, Michael is deliriously happy and begs Agnes to tell him what?
(a) That she will help him write a poem.
(b) That she will go on vacation with him.
(c) That she is happy too.
(d) That she wants to marry him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 1, when Michael knocks on the door, what is Agnes doing?

2. In Act 2, Scene 1, after Michael leaves and shuts the door, Agnes does what?

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

4. What insult does Agnes tell Michael in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. Michael blames Agnes for what transgression of his?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Michael read to Agnes to help ease her labor pains?

2. What message does Agnes want to tell the young couple by leaving the "God Is Love" pillow on the bed for them?

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

4. What does Agnes realize about the bourbon after Michael takes a swig of it?

5. Describe the mood of Agnes during her wedding night.

6. What mood is Agnes in when she first enters in Act 2, Scene 1?

7. How does Agnes describe Michael's parenting?

8. What does Michael say about his daughter's choice of husband and how has he dealt with the upcoming wedding?

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

10. At the end of Act 2, Scene 1, what is the status of Michael and Agnes' relationship?

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