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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. What does the tutor see a young woman holding as he peers out the window at Hewlands?
2. What flowers on her wedding crown does Eliza tell Agnes will match her dress?
3. What does Bartholomew whisper to the bridegroom at his sister’s wedding?
4. Which character is the only one who seems to know where Hamnet has been when he is daydreaming?
5. Which character does Hamnet’s father tell him to stay clear of when he was in “one of his black humors”?
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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze Agnes’s relationship with her husband. Use examples from the text to show how their relationship develops over time and how it represents the themes of the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay comparing and contrasting Agnes’s husband and her brother Bartholomew. Use direct examples from the text to support your comparison.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing the narrative structure of Hamnet. What effect does this have on the story and the reader? Use direct examples from the novel to support your analysis.
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