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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapters 6-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Agnes go after dropping honey and herbs off at home without realizing Hamnet and Judith are upstairs?
(a) The guildhall.
(b) Back to Hewlands.
(c) The cookhouse.
(d) The market.

2. How old was Mary’s daughter when she died of the pestilence years earlier?
(a) 12.
(b) 4.
(c) 11.
(d) 8.

3. Why does Agnes wake before dawn when she moves into the apartment after the wedding?
(a) So she can secretly learn to read.
(b) So she can put spells on the family.
(c) Because she had lived on a farm and is accustomed to waking early.
(d) Because she wants to cook breakfast since she hates Mary’s cooking.

4. How does Eliza’s brother describe Agnes to her?
(a) Evil and manipulative.
(b) Funny and Silly.
(c) Gentle, caring, and unique.
(d) Well-read and highly educated.

5. When does the father tell them he will come home from London?
(a) If the plague reaches London.
(b) Christmas.
(c) When he gets fired.
(d) On Hamnet and Judith’s next birthday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is the only one who seems to know where Hamnet has been when he is daydreaming?

2. What does Bartholomew whisper to the bridegroom at his sister’s wedding?

3. What did John ask his son when they were alone after Agnes’s pregnancy was revealed?

4. Who enters at the end of Chapter 3 and commands Susanna help with dinner?

5. Which character is drunk and spills ale on his paperwork in Chapter 1?

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