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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, 275-305.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hamnet ask his mother about Judith when she sees her upstairs for the first time in Chapter 7?
(a) He asks if Judith will die.
(b) He asks if Judith has the pestilence.
(c) He asks if his mother is feeling ill.
(d) He asks if he will get sick too.

2. What word does Agnes repeat while laboring in Chapter 10?
(a) Susanna.
(b) Kestrel.
(c) Rowan.
(d) Forest.

3. Who does the tutor believe the girl he spotted from the window in Chapter 2 must be?
(a) A niece.
(b) A cousin.
(c) A servant.
(d) A stranger.

4. What does Hamnet’s body lie on top of at the start of Part II?
(a) A pallet on the floor.
(b) The table.
(c) A door laid across two barrels.
(d) The couch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mary tell Agnes she is upset at Hamnet and Judith when Agnes asks where they are?

2. Why is the cabin boy ordered to leave the ship in Chapter 11?

3. Who comes to the door in Chapter 9 and looks like a ghost to Hamnet?

4. What does Agnes do while Bartholomew and Joan are still discussing Agnes’s pregnancy?

5. What animal catches the cabin boy’s attention after he leaves the ship in Chapter 11?

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