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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 first person seeking a cure that Agnes agrees to see after Hamnet’s death?
2. What happens when the glass maker returns to Murano after the cabin boy helped him with his boxes?
3. Why does Agnes’s husband worry about leaving London even after the roads are clear?
4. What insect comes between Agnes’s brother and husband allowing her husband to free himself from Bartholomew’s grasp in Chapter 10?
5. How does Hamnet feel after waking after Mary leaves to mail the letter Eliza wrote?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the first event in Chapter 11 that had to happen in order for the pestilence to get to Judith in 1596?
2. How does Judith end up encountering the boxes with the flea-ridden rags?
3. What does Hamnet think he can do in regards to letting Judith live, and how does he attempt to do this?
4. What visions does Agnes have regarding her husband’s life in London on his first visit after their son’s funeral when he gives her a bracelet?
5. What is Agnes surprised to discover her labor in her second pregnancy?
6. What is Agnes’s reaction when her brother shows her the house he helped her husband purchase in Stratford?
7. Why does Hamnet’s father worry about staying away from London for too long after his son’s funeral?
8. What does Mary feel regarding Judith’s illness at the start of Chapter 13?
9. What does Eliza write to her brother regarding Judith in Chapter 13?
10. What plan does Bartholomew come up with in Chapter 12 after Agnes tells of her husband’s changed mood?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
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 explaining the significance of the title of Hamnet. How does the title support the overall narrative tone and theme of the novel?
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