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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapters 2 & 3 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Agnes vows she will leave Hewlands when she finds this, which she got from her mother.
(a) Someone who can see into the future.
(b) The other half of a locket.
(c) Unconditional love.
(d) An herb garden.

2. What food is Judith’s father purchasing while Judith is sick in bed in Chapter 1?
(a) Bread.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Griddle cakes.
(d) Goose.

3. Which character is drunk and spills ale on his paperwork in Chapter 1?
(a) Hamnet.
(b) Edmond.
(c) John.
(d) Bartholomew.

4. What does Susanna imagine other mothers are doing while her mother is out “gathering weeds...muddying her boots” (53)?
(a) Scrubbing floors.
(b) Feeding their children bread and stew.
(c) Mending clothes.
(d) Washing their children’s muddied clothing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the father tell them he will come home from London?

2. Which young character is sick at the start of Hamnet?

3. What view from the window at Hewlands is described at the start of Chapter 2?

4. Who built the apartment in which Hamnet and his family live?

5. What does Agnes remember her mother’s name to be, despite it never being mentioned after her death?

(see the answer key)

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