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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the Latin tutor when Eliza gets him to tell him he needs to go home in Chapter 4?
(a) The tavern.
(b) The library.
(c) The attic.
(d) His father’s stand at the market.

2. Why does John believe Hamnet will take over the glove business?
(a) Because he is very smart.
(b) Because he is good at glove making.
(c) Because he is a boy.
(d) Because he is business savvy.

3. How many years before Judith’s illness does Chapter 2 begin?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

4. What does the physicians wife ask Hamnet if Judith has before pushing him away?
(a) Buboes.
(b) A fever.
(c) A stomach ache.
(d) A rash.

5. What does Hamnet notice on Judith’s neck after he returns to her chamber in Chapter 1?
(a) Oval shaped swelling.
(b) Tiny red blotches.
(c) Blue-green Bruises.
(d) Scratches.

6. Who comes to the door in Chapter 9 and looks like a ghost to Hamnet?
(a) John.
(b) His father.
(c) The physician.
(d) Judith.

7. What was the name of Eliza and her brother’s older sibling who died?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Anne.
(c) Judith.
(d) Mary.

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

9. What does Agnes remember her mother’s name to be, despite it never being mentioned after her death?
(a) Susanna.
(b) Mary.
(c) Joan.
(d) Rowan.

10. Why does John hurl himself at Edmond at dinner one night in Chapter 8?
(a) Edmond calls him a name.
(b) Edmond kicks his leg under the table.
(c) Edmond throws food at him.
(d) Edmond spits food on the table.

11. What character is staring out the window of Hewlands at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Joan.
(c) The Latin Tutor.
(d) Bartholomew.

12. What is the shape of the apartment Agnes and her husband move in to?
(a) An A.
(b) A triangle.
(c) A T.
(d) An H.

13. While Judith is in bed hallucinating, why is the maid taking so long to buy the milk?
(a) She got lost.
(b) She is visiting a sick friend.
(c) She stopped at the tavern.
(d) She is flirting with the dairyman.

14. Where does Hamnet’s father work and write about in his letters from London in Chapter 3?
(a) An inn.
(b) A tavern.
(c) A glove making workshop.
(d) Playhouse.

15. What has the tutor heard of the eldest daughter at Hewlands?
(a) She is beautiful.
(b) She might be a witch.
(c) She is well educated.
(d) She is wealthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the tutor see a young woman holding as he peers out the window at Hewlands?

2. Who lives in the apartment with Hamnet?

3. With what object does Hamnet get hit on the head with in Chapter 1?

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

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

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