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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Michael first comfort Agnes in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) After she has labor pains.
(b) After Agnes brings in the folded laundry.
(c) After Agnes confesses how much she loves Michael.
(d) After the baby is born.

2. At the beginning of the play, why does Michael claim that he is embarrassed?
(a) His shirt has stains on it and he hadn't realized it until that moment.
(b) He told Agnes a story about his fortune as fortold by a gypsy woman.
(c) He is nervous about the night and does not want to revolt Agnes.
(d) His clothing doesn't fit right and he wants to make a good impression.

3. When Agnes sits on the bed in Act 2, Scene 1, she repeatedly says what?
(a) She wishes she could get divorced.
(b) She wishes she were dead.
(c) She wishes Michael would love her.
(d) She wishes she would have more children.

4. Why does Agnes take the side of the bed away from the door?
(a) She wants Michael to answer the door in case somebody knocks.
(b) Michael had already taken his side and she is following along.
(c) She is supersticious about the side of the bed.
(d) She normally sleeps on that side and would feel uncomfortable anywhere else.

5. Michael asks Agnes for what before she dies?
(a) Her bank account number.
(b) Another child.
(c) To see her eyes one last time.
(d) A hug and a kiss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Agnes throw at Michael when she is mad at him in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

3. What does Agnes hold in her hand that she has taken from her wedding cake?

4. What does Michael read to Agnes at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

5. Michael says to Agnes that he "married a princess" but wakes up to what?

(see the answer key)

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