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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What attribute(s) of Agnes does Michael proclaim to love?
(a) The sound she makes when she yawns.
(b) The way she folds laundry.
(c) How she sneezes when she brushes her hair.
(d) How she gets cold feet and scratches her stomach in her sleep.

2. Michael says to Agnes that he "married a princess" but wakes up to what?
(a) A widow.
(b) A wife, a friend.
(c) A daughter.
(d) An even prettier princess.

3. While Agnes and Michael are in bed on their wedding night, why does Michael lean in to Agnes?
(a) So she can smell his breath for herself.
(b) So she can help him button his shirt.
(c) So he can get a closer look at her eyes.
(d) So he can kiss her on the lips.

4. What moment does Michael claim to have shared with Agnes before?
(a) Saying their vows at their wedding.
(b) Seeing her dressed up in her wedding gown, in the lamplight.
(c) Her sitting there, and him kneeling before her in a rented tuxedo.
(d) Her crying over the state of his top hat.

5. What is Agnes trying to prove by standing on one leg?
(a) That she has terrific balance.
(b) That her legs are weak.
(c) That she is a bit tipsy from champagne.
(d) That she is a wonderful dancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Agnes say she would give away all twenty of her children?

2. In Act 1, Scene 1, Michael is deliriously happy and begs Agnes to tell him what?

3. What does Agnes determine is wrong with Michael at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

4. Why does Agnes stop Michael from calling the doctor?

5. When Agnes is having labor pains, what does she remind Michael about?

(see the answer key)

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