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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. Where does Agnes go after dropping honey and herbs off at home without realizing Hamnet and Judith are upstairs?
2. What does Joan say about the Latin tutor’s father when she sees him holding hands with Agnes in Chapter 4?
3. Why does Mary tell Agnes she is upset at Hamnet and Judith when Agnes asks where they are?
4. Who is the Latin tutor shocked to see in the parlor after Eliza had told him to go home in Chapter 4?
5. What was the first indication to Joan that one of the girls might be pregnant?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the Latin tutor’s father treat his children, in particular his oldest son?
2. What does the physician’s wife ask Hamnet when he goes to her house searching for her husband, and how does she react?
3. What is the story people tell of Agnes’s mother as described in Chapter 2?
4. What does Susanna feel about her mother, according to the description in Chapter 3?
5. How does Agnes feel her husband behaves when around his family?
6. How do people describe Agnes, the eldest daughter at Hewlands?
7. How is Hamnet said to behave at school in Chapter 1?
8. Where does Agnes sleep until the wedding?
9. Who is Ned?
10. Who is the first person with whom the Latin tutor discusses his relationship with Agnes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay comparing the house on Henley street to the life the husband leads in London. In what ways is he stifled in Henley street and how is his life in London in comparison?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance of rowan berries in Hamnet. Use examples from the text to support your argument.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay discussing your emotional reaction to the scene when Agnes prepares her son’s body for burial. What mood was the author striving for in this scene and was she successful?
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