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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. How many living children did Agnes’s birth mother give birth to?
(a) 6.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

2. Where was John heading when Hamnet passed him on the way to the physician’s house?
(a) The post office.
(b) The inn.
(c) The tavern.
(d) His workshop.

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

4. Who is the author of the novel Hamnet?
(a) Judith O’Farrell.
(b) Maggie O’Farrell.
(c) William Shakespeare.
(d) Maggie O’Connor.

5. What part of the tutor’s body does Agnes press when they first meet?
(a) His thigh.
(b) The space between his thumb and forefinger.
(c) His biceps.
(d) His face.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character does Hamnet’s father tell him to stay clear of when he was in “one of his black humors”?

3. What type of bird does Agnes have when he first sees her outside Hewlands?

4. Where does Hamnet’s father work and write about in his letters from London in Chapter 3?

5. What food is Judith’s father purchasing while Judith is sick in bed in Chapter 1?

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