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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapters 4 & 5 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of bird does Agnes have when he first sees her outside Hewlands?
(a) A pigeon.
(b) A kestrel.
(c) A dove.
(d) A chicken.

2. What character is staring out the window of Hewlands at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) Joan.
(b) The Latin Tutor.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Bartholomew.

3. What animals were Hamnet and his sister playing with when she first complained of a headache?
(a) Birds.
(b) Puppies.
(c) Squirrels.
(d) Kittens.

4. Which characters worked out the marriage plan between Agnes and the tutor?
(a) Joan and Agnes.
(b) Joan and the tutor.
(c) Agnes and the tutor.
(d) John and Bartholomew.

5. What symptoms does Hamnet feel at that start of Chapter 5?
(a) A swollen tongue and trouble swallowing.
(b) Vomiting and diarrhea.
(c) A fever and buboes.
(d) A stomach ache and cold sweats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Susanna imagine other mothers are doing while her mother is out “gathering weeds...muddying her boots” (53)?

2. What has excited the Latin tutor about teaching Latin in Chapter 4?

3. What does the tutor see a young woman holding as he peers out the window at Hewlands?

4. What was the name of Eliza and her brother’s older sibling who died?

5. How many living children did Agnes’s birth mother give birth to?

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