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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 animal catches the cabin boy’s attention after he leaves the ship in Chapter 11?
(a) A dog.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A cat.

2. What Shakespearen play is quoted at the beginning of Part II of Hamnet?
(a) King Lear.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Macbeth.

3. How did Eliza and Anne’s brother teach them how to read?
(a) Using pieces of straw to make letters.
(b) By having them trace over his schoolwork.
(c) By tracing letters in dust with his finger.
(d) With a slate he had stolen from school.

4. Why was a deal made for the glover’s son to go to Hewlands twice a week?
(a) To earn his own money.
(b) To teach him responsibility.
(c) To pay off a debt.
(d) To entice the eldest daughter to marry him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Agnes has the twins, why does it become unlikely the family will join their father in London?

2. What does Joan say about the Latin tutor’s father when she sees him holding hands with Agnes in Chapter 4?

3. What does Joan tell Agnes when Agnes tells her she wants to marry the Latin tutor?

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

5. Why did John see Agnes’s pregnancy was a good thing for him?

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