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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. What does Agnes’s husband confess to her at the start of Chapter 12 after she says he looks ill?
2. What year is it at the start of Chapter 10?
3. Where does the cabin boy encounter a man with two amputated fingers in Chapter 11?
4. What animal catches the cabin boy’s attention after he leaves the ship in Chapter 11?
5. With whom does Agnes speak briefly at the market in Chapter 10?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mary feel regarding Judith’s illness at the start of Chapter 13?
2. How does Bartholomew know where his sister has gone when her husband and family cannot find her in Chapter 10?
3. How does the letter finally reach Judith’s father in Chapter 15?
4. What is Mary arguing with her son about at the start of Chapter 14, which the nearly two-year-old Susanna watches?
5. 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?
6. How do Hamnet and Judith change places in Chapter 17, and what happens to Hamnet at the end?
7. What signifies to Agnes that she is pregnant again in Chapter 12, and what meaning does this have?
8. What is the first event in Chapter 11 that had to happen in order for the pestilence to get to Judith in 1596?
9. Why is there a bit of a rush to bury Hamnet after his death?
10. What does Agnes make Mary promise when she feels she is going to die after delivering her twins?
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 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 describing the author’s narrative tone and writing style. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.
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