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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 does Agnes go outside in the middle of the night in Part II?

2. After the animal climbs on the boy, what does his owner try to demand from the cabin boy?

3. Where does Agnes’s husband tell her he is going to by land to bring in “good rent” at the end of Chapter 16?

4. What is the first moment Agnes cries after Hamnet’s death?

5. What does Agnes suspect her husband has been doing in London when he first visits after Hamnet’s funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Agnes make Mary promise when she feels she is going to die after delivering her twins?

2. What do Susanna and Judith force Agnes to do while she is sitting with Hamnet’s pebble collection?

3. What signifies to Agnes that she is pregnant again in Chapter 12, and what meaning does this have?

4. What does Agnes begin to notice about her husband in Chapter 12 and what does she say when she speaks to him about it?

5. How do Hamnet and Judith change places in Chapter 17, and what happens to Hamnet at the end?

6. What moment sets Agnes in tears while she is sewing her son’s burial shroud?

7. Why does Hamnet’s father worry about staying away from London for too long after his son’s funeral?

8. What does Agnes’s husband propose he will do since she cannot move the family to London?

9. What plan does Bartholomew come up with in Chapter 12 after Agnes tells of her husband’s changed mood?

10. What is the first event in Chapter 11 that had to happen in order for the pestilence to get to Judith in 1596?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the settings in Hamnet. Analyze Henley street, the Hewlands, and London. In what ways are they the same or different? What themes might each setting represent?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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