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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. Which family member is said to cry constantly after Hamnet’s death in Part II?
2. Where does Agnes’s husband tell her he is going to by land to bring in “good rent” at the end of Chapter 16?
3. What does Judith tell Agnes when she finds her making Hamnet's shroud in Part II?
4. What do the coworker of the artisan use to cushion the glass beads before shipping them off?
5. What does Hamnet decide he is going to trick death into doing in Chapter 13?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Agnes surprised to discover her labor in her second pregnancy?
2. How does the letter finally reach Judith’s father in Chapter 15?
3. What does Agnes’s husband propose he will do since she cannot move the family to London?
4. What is the second event in Chapter 11 that had to happen in order for the pestilence to get to Judith in 1596?
5. What does Agnes make Mary promise when she feels she is going to die after delivering her twins?
6. Why is it not possible for Agnes and her family to move to London after the twins were born?
7. What does Eliza write to her brother regarding Judith in Chapter 13?
8. Why does Hamnet’s father worry about staying away from London for too long after his son’s funeral?
9. What does Hamnet think he can do in regards to letting Judith live, and how does he attempt to do this?
10. Why is there a bit of a rush to bury Hamnet after his death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing gender roles in Hamnet. How are they apparent in the story, and in what ways are these roles the same or different today? Use specific examples from the text to support your argument.
Essay Topic 3
Agnes experiences personal changes throughout the novel. In what ways does Agnes change and in what ways does she remain the same? How do these changes develop the themes of Hamnet?
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