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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the tutor see a young woman holding as he peers out the window at Hewlands?
(a) A broom.
(b) A bird.
(c) A beehive.
(d) A cat.

2. What flowers on her wedding crown does Eliza tell Agnes will match her dress?
(a) Pansies.
(b) Chamomile.
(c) Daisies.
(d) Roses.

3. What does Bartholomew whisper to the bridegroom at his sister’s wedding?
(a) He had better take care of Agnes.
(b) He cannot wait to meet their child.
(c) He is so happy for them both.
(d) Agnes is too good for him.

4. Which character is the only one who seems to know where Hamnet has been when he is daydreaming?
(a) Susanna.
(b) Agnes.
(c) John.
(d) Mary.

5. Which character does Hamnet’s father tell him to stay clear of when he was in “one of his black humors”?
(a) His uncle.
(b) The apprentice.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) The innkeeper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What street does Agnes and her family live on with her husband’s family?

2. What physical trait of Agnes’s stepmother was it rumored had something to to with Agnes?

3. Who is the first to come home in Chapter 3 after Hamnet, not knowing Hamnet and Judith are upstairs?

4. What happens at her wedding after Agnes silently asks her mother to show her presence?

5. Who lives in the apartment with Hamnet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Hamnet’s encounter with his drunk grandfather in Chapter 1 when he is searching for help with his sister.

2. How does the Latin tutor’s father treat his children, in particular his oldest son?

3. What does Susanna feel about her mother, according to the description in Chapter 3?

4. In what ways does Agnes feel her family is different from her husband's after they move in together?

5. What does Eliza offer to do for Agnes’s wedding and how does Agnes respond?

6. Who is the first person with whom the Latin tutor discusses his relationship with Agnes?

7. How do Agnes and Mary work together in Chapter 7 when they discover Judith is sick?

8. What is the Latin Tutor doing at Hewlands in Chapter 2 and why?

9. Why does the priest place a linen over Agnes and her husband at the wedding?

10. What does Agnes do to people’s hands, and what does she think she can learn by doing this?

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