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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. Why did John see Agnes’s pregnancy was a good thing for him?

2. What smouldering herb does Agnes wave around the beehive in Chapter 1?

3. What does Agnes’s mother call her garden?

4. Who does Joan tell the Latin Tutor Agnes will be marrying?

5. Why does John hurl himself at Edmond at dinner one night in Chapter 8?

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. What is Agnes doing at Hewlands while Hamnet searches for help for his sister?

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

4. How does Agnes feel her husband behaves when around his family?

5. How does Joan discover one of the girls of the house must be pregnant in Chapter 4?

6. How does Agnes finally see Hamnet in Chapter 5?

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

8. How does the Latin tutor feel about tutoring after meeting Agnes, and how does he begin to behave at home?

9. What agreement was struck between Bartholomew and Joan regarding Hewlands after the father died?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay comparing and contrasting the families of Agnes and her husband. How do these differences play out in the storyline?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing some of the imagery used in Hamnet. Try to find examples that involve each of the five senses. How does the author’s use of imagery impact the reader?

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