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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. In Act 1, Scene 2, what is Michael's selfish concern?
(a) He feels insignificant compared to the coming baby.
(b) He thinks the doctor will not tend to him.
(c) He is hungry and wants to eat right away.
(d) He needs to finish writing his book.

2. How does Act 2, Scene 1 conclude?
(a) Michael and Agnes embrace.
(b) Agnes has left Michael for another man.
(c) Agnes reveals that she is pregnant.
(d) Michael has left Agnes crying on the bed.

3. Why does Agnes say she is not yet ready to have the baby?
(a) She is not ready to be a mother.
(b) Michael has not received his paycheck yet.
(c) There is still laundry drying outside.
(d) She wants her mother to be present for the birth.

4. What is Agnes trying to prove by standing on one leg?
(a) That she has terrific balance.
(b) That her legs are weak.
(c) That she is a bit tipsy from champagne.
(d) That she is a wonderful dancer.

5. Why does Agnes take the side of the bed away from the door?
(a) She is supersticious about the side of the bed.
(b) Michael had already taken his side and she is following along.
(c) She normally sleeps on that side and would feel uncomfortable anywhere else.
(d) She wants Michael to answer the door in case somebody knocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secret does Agnes tell Michael on her wedding night?

2. What is Agnes' reply when Michael says that he has started writing a new book?

3. Who does Agnes say left the pillow on the bed?

4. While Agnes and Michael are in bed on their wedding night, why does Michael lean in to Agnes?

5. Who does Michael say told him that everything in his life would turn out right and that he would have a happy married life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it important that Michael tells Agnes how much he loves the fact she has cold feet, hiccups and scratches her stomach in her sleep?

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

3. In Act 1, Scene 2, who does it seem has taken the leadership role in the marriage?

4. What do both Agnes and Michael agree to do to calm down while waiting for their son to get home?

5. How does Agnes describe Michael's parenting?

6. Why does Agnes wish she were dead at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?

7. What does Michael get from the cellar and what are his and Agnes' original plans for it?

8. What unites Agnes and Michael in the attitude toward their son's behavior?

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

10. Why does Agnes have a rose in her hand?

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