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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city is Judith’s father living while she is sick in the apartment?

2. What did John ask his son when they were alone after Agnes’s pregnancy was revealed?

3. Whose money does John, a once prosperous man, rely on in Chapter 1?

4. Why was a deal made for the glover’s son to go to Hewlands twice a week?

5. What does Susanna imagine other mothers are doing while her mother is out “gathering weeds...muddying her boots” (53)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Judith’s symptoms in Chapter 1 and when did they begin?

2. In what way has Hamnet’s grandfather become “disgraced” (22)?

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

4. What is the story people tell of Agnes’s mother as described in Chapter 2?

5. What does Joan say about the Latin tutor’s father when she finds he and Agnes walking hand-in-hand?

6. Where does Agnes sleep until the wedding?

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

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

9. What sign of Agnes’s mother appears to her at the wedding?

10. How does Joan react to Agnes’s pregnancy in Chapter 4, and how does Bartholomew respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Hamnet, the author never mentions Agnes’s husband’s name, though it is known that it is William Shakespeare. Analyze the author’s choice to omit his name from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the author’s narrative tone and writing style. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing Hamnet’s commentary on the marriage during the time the novel takes place.

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