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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Agnes’s husband broker a deal for a new home for Agnes and her children?
(a) John.
(b) Gilbert.
(c) Bartholomew.
(d) Edmond.

2. How does Agnes behave after Hamnet’s death?
(a) She is depressed and cannot cook or clean.
(b) She keeps busy so as not to focus on her loss.
(c) She spends most of her time at Hewlands.
(d) She becomes angry at everyone.

3. What does Agnes try to do in Hamnet’s room at night in Part II but is unsuccessful?
(a) Burn his bedding.
(b) Put away his pallet.
(c) Pack his things.
(d) Summon his spirit.

4. 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.

5. What is the first moment Agnes cries after Hamnet’s death?
(a) When her husband comes home.
(b) When Mary comes to help her.
(c) When Judith asks if he will ever come back.
(d) When she is first alone with his body.

6. What town has Judith’s father gone to at the start of Chapter 15?
(a) Murano.
(b) Kent.
(c) Stokenchurch.
(d) London.

7. Who tells Agnes that they will see to the funeral arrangements in Part II?
(a) Mary.
(b) John.
(c) Joan.
(d) Bartholomew.

8. What did the women do to the bedding after Hamnet died?
(a) Burnt it.
(b) Left it where is was.
(c) Folded it and boxed it up.
(d) Gave it to a neighbor.

9. Who does Eliza write to to tell about Judith’s declining health?
(a) Bartholomew.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Joan.

10. Where does Agnes’s husband begin working after he stops selling gloves in London?
(a) Playhouses.
(b) A glassmaker’s shop.
(c) A tavern.
(d) An inn.

11. After Agnes has the twins, why does it become unlikely the family will join their father in London?
(a) Agnes comes to like Henley Street.
(b) Susanna is in poor health.
(c) They cannot afford a home for them all.
(d) Judith is in poor health.

12. Who is sent to Hewlands to look for Agnes in Chapter 10 while she is in labor?
(a) Eliza.
(b) John.
(c) Ned.
(d) Edmond.

13. Who does Agnes’s husband say has enjoyed his newest play when he writes them in Part II?
(a) The princess.
(b) The Queen.
(c) The King.
(d) The Prince.

14. What does Mary help Agnes do at night after everyone has left after Hamnet died?
(a) Make the shroud.
(b) Write to her husband.
(c) Pick flowers.
(d) Clean his body.

15. What happens to the artisan’s fingers after the disastrous event in his workplace?
(a) They are stuck together.
(b) They have to be amputated.
(c) They turn black.
(d) They cannot move.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What objects of Hamnet’s is Agnes sitting with when her daughters get her to gather rosehips?

3. Why does Mary not want to leave Agnes alone at the end of her pregnancy in Chapter 16?

4. What is Judith doing when she sees her father walking down Henley Street in Part II?

5. What do the coworker of the artisan use to cushion the glass beads before shipping them off?

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