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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Pp. 245-74.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first indication to Joan that one of the girls might be pregnant?
(a) She heard someone throwing up.
(b) They seemed to be eating more.
(c) There were fewer monthlies to wash.
(d) Her daughter’s dress appeared snug.

2. With what object does Hamnet get hit on the head with in Chapter 1?
(a) A plate.
(b) A mallet.
(c) A broom.
(d) A cup.

3. Which character does Hamnet’s father tell him to stay clear of when he was in “one of his black humors”?
(a) The apprentice.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) The innkeeper.
(d) His uncle.

4. Where does Agnes’s husband tell her he is going to by land to bring in “good rent” at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) Stratford.
(b) London.
(c) Kent.
(d) Venice.

5. What smouldering herb does Agnes wave around the beehive in Chapter 1?
(a) Sage.
(b) Chickweed.
(c) Feverfew.
(d) Rosemary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hamnet feel after waking after Mary leaves to mail the letter Eliza wrote?

2. Who agrees to marry Agnes and the tutor in their small wedding?

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

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

5. What does Eliza offer to do for Agnes at the start of Chapter 6?

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