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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the animal climbs on the boy, what does his owner try to demand from the cabin boy?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Food.
(c) Money.
(d) To take the animal.

2. Where does Agnes go to birth her child in Chapter 10?
(a) The forest near Hewlands.
(b) Her mother-in-law’s chamber.
(c) The midwife’s home.
(d) Her chamber.

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

4. Who helps Judith’s father get a horse to go to Stratford after he receives the letter of her ailing health?
(a) A fellow playwright.
(b) Heminge.
(c) An actor.
(d) A stranger.

5. What does Agnes notice about Hamnet when she wakes in Chapter 17?
(a) He has left.
(b) He is ill.
(c) He has been up all night stoking the fire.
(d) He fell asleep.

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

7. Who carries Agnes away after she has given birth to Susanna?
(a) Her husband.
(b) John.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Bartholomew.

8. What does Hamnet do when he pulls the covers over his and his sister’s head in Chapter 13?
(a) He breathes his strength and health into her.
(b) He falls asleep.
(c) He holds her and cries.
(d) He prays.

9. Who carries Hamnet’s body to the burial site?
(a) Hamnet’s father and grandfather.
(b) Hamnet’s father and Bartholomew.
(c) Hamnet’s father and uncle Edmond.
(d) Bartholomew and Edmond.

10. What does Agnes’s husband confess to her at the start of Chapter 12 after she says he looks ill?
(a) He is having an affair.
(b) He is depressed.
(c) He has a drinking problem.
(d) He has insomnia.

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

12. With whom does Agnes speak briefly at the market in Chapter 10?
(a) The dairyman.
(b) The butcher.
(c) The baker’s wife.
(d) The maid.

13. What does the animal the cabin boy encountered leave on his body before his owner jerks him away?
(a) Urine.
(b) Feces.
(c) Bite marks.
(d) Three fleas.

14. Why does Agnes’s husband worry about leaving London even after the roads are clear?
(a) He worries he will lose his place as a playwright.
(b) He does not wish to acknowledge Hamnet has died.
(c) He worries he cannot afford it.
(d) He has a fear of traveling.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Susanna about to be at the start of Chapter 14?

2. Who is the first person seeking a cure that Agnes agrees to see after Hamnet’s death?

3. Which family member is said to cry constantly after Hamnet’s death in Part II?

4. Where does Bartholomew suggest Agnes’s husband go for work after she tells her brother of his mood?

5. What is the name of the market Agnes stops at in the start of Chapter 10?

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