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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What description does Michael compare himself to at the end of Act 3, Scene 1?

2. What does Michael ask Agnes about the bedclothes in Act 3, Scene 2?

3. What do Agnes and Michael muse over at the end of the play?

4. What does Agnes ask Michael after she finds out what he said to their son?

5. What does Agnes seem to be feeling in relationship to her daughter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Agnes and Michael are parents to a son and daughter, a fact that influences their characters' decisions and actions. Support your essay with examples from the play and respond to the following:

1) What good parental characteristics are Agnes and Michael shown to have?

2) What bad parental characteristics are Agnes and Michael shown to have?

3) How has becoming parents changed the relationship between Michael and Agnes?

Essay Topic 2

Compassion and the need to feel wanted greatly affects the relationship between Michael and Agnes throughout their marriage. Use examples from the play to support your response to the following:

1) When has Agnes felt the need to be wanted and what was her reaction to this feeling?

2) When has Michael felt the need of compassion and what was his reaction to this feeling?

3) By the end of the play, is the problem of the need for compassion solved in the marriage of Agnes and Michael?

Essay Topic 3

There are several examples of foreshadowing in the play. Michael and Agnes' son seems to take after his father, while Agnes' threat of an affair on her end almost becomes fulfilled. Using examples, respond to the following:

1) What examples of foreshadowing are used in the play?

2) What impact does this have on the relationship between Agnes and Michael?

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