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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the priest place a linen on the bride and bridegroom at the wedding in Chapter 6?
(a) So nobody can see Agnes is pregnant.
(b) To protect them from evil.
(c) To unite them as one.
(d) So nobody can see them kiss.

2. What member of Agnes’s family ends up handling the box of glass beads and rags from Murano?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Hamnet.
(c) Bartholomew.
(d) Judith.

3. What was the first indication to Joan that one of the girls might be pregnant?
(a) Her daughter’s dress appeared snug.
(b) They seemed to be eating more.
(c) There were fewer monthlies to wash.
(d) She heard someone throwing up.

4. Who is described as being in a joyful mood on the day of the wedding?
(a) The bridegroom.
(b) John.
(c) Joan.
(d) Mary.

5. Which young character is sick at the start of Hamnet?
(a) Hamnet.
(b) Judith.
(c) Mary.
(d) Susanna.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Eliza and Anne’s brother teach them how to read?

2. Whose initial calmness in regards to Agnes’s pregnancy surprised the tutor in Chapter 4?

3. What does Hamnet notice on Judith’s neck after he returns to her chamber in Chapter 1?

4. Why does Mary tell Agnes she is upset at Hamnet and Judith when Agnes asks where they are?

5. What does Agnes’s husband confess to her at the start of Chapter 12 after she says he looks ill?

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