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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mary tell Agnes she must do to her son after he is born because she did it to her sons and they all grew to be strong?
(a) Swaddle him.
(b) Nurse him.
(c) Rock him.
(d) Sing to him.

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

4. Who comes to the apartment on Henley Street to inspect it before Agnes is able to move in?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Bartholomew.
(c) John.
(d) Joan.

5. What is Mary certain of at the start of Chapter 13 based on her own life experience?
(a) Agnes will get the pestilence.
(b) Judith will live.
(c) Judith will die.
(d) Agnes will have many more children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Agnes wake before dawn when she moves into the apartment after the wedding?

2. Why did the tutor need his parent’s permission to marry Agnes?

3. What word does Agnes repeat while laboring in Chapter 10?

4. What does Hamnet ask his mother about Judith when she sees her upstairs for the first time in Chapter 7?

5. What does Hamnet do when he pulls the covers over his and his sister’s head in Chapter 13?

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