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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the first thing that Michael and Agnes agree about in Act 2, Scene 2?
2. What do Michael and Agnes feel is a pity?
3. What has Michael and Agnes' son been doing with his medicine?
4. What is Agnes' response when she hears what Michael tells their son?
5. How does Agnes describe the couple moving in?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The "God Is Love" pillow is first introduced as a wedding present to Agnes, who leaves it as a gift for the newlywed couple at the end of the play. Using examples to support your answer, compare and contrast the following:
1) What does the "God Is Love" pillow mean to Agnes throughout the play?
2) What does the "God Is Love" pillow mean to Michael throughout the play?
Essay Topic 2
The setting of the play starts in 1890 and ends in 1925. This backdrop provides the author with the ability to use elements from this time period as an influence in the play. Answer the following with supporting examples:
1) What situations from the play are specific to the time period of the setting?
2) What situations from the play are unconditional in their setting and could take place in modern times as well?
3) How do the events and hardships of Agnes and Michael's marriage appeal to modern audiences, even though the setting of their marriage is a century in the past?
Essay Topic 3
Each act in the play closes with an embrace between Michael and Agnes. This display of repetition is a literary device used by the author. Respond using examples to support your answer.
1) Does the embrace at the end of each scene always come from the same emotion, such as relief, love or compassion?
2) What is the significance of the repetition of the familiar embrace to the relationship of Agnes and Michael?
3) What is the significance of the repetition of the familiar embrace to the audience of the play?
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