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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. Who is the person who gestures to the Latin tutor to go to the parlor after Eliza had told him to go home?
2. Where was it rumored that Agnes’s mother had come from before being taken in by the farmer?
3. Why was a deal made for the glover’s son to go to Hewlands twice a week?
4. When Hamnet returns home in Chapter 3 he is sure his mother will be there and will have given Judith what?
5. What does Joan say about the Latin tutor’s father when she sees him holding hands with Agnes in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are Judith’s symptoms in Chapter 1 and when did they begin?
2. How do people describe Agnes, the eldest daughter at Hewlands?
3. In what way has Hamnet’s grandfather become “disgraced” (22)?
4. Who catches the tutor’s eye while he peers outside the window of Hewlands, and how does he feel about her?
5. Describe Hamnet’s encounter with his drunk grandfather in Chapter 1 when he is searching for help with his sister.
6. What agreement was struck between Bartholomew and Joan regarding Hewlands after the father died?
7. Why does the priest place a linen over Agnes and her husband at the wedding?
8. What does Joan say about the Latin tutor’s father when she finds he and Agnes walking hand-in-hand?
9. How does the Latin tutor’s father treat his children, in particular his oldest son?
10. How does the Latin tutor feel about tutoring after meeting Agnes, and how does he begin to behave at home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the significance of the performance of the play Hamlet at the end of the novel. What does it symbolize in regards to the story and Agnes’s journey?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of Hamnet. How does the title support the overall narrative tone and theme of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing the ending of Hamnet. How do you think this ending ties the story together and reflects the themes of the novel?
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