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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. When Agnes starts having labor pains, what is the first thing Michael does?
(a) Frantically rush to get dressed for the doctor.
(b) Complain about Agnes' timing.
(c) Go into the bathroom to shave.
(d) Faint onto the fourposter bed.

3. What is different about the fourposter bed in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) It has been dismantled.
(b) The curtains are more elaborate.
(c) There are no bed linens.
(d) The curtains are more conservative.

4. Who is the young poet's work dedicated to?
(a) Agnes and Michael's son.
(b) Michael.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Agnes and Michael's daughter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Agnes take the side of the bed away from the door?

2. Michael blames Agnes for what transgression of his?

3. What does Michael leave to do in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. What does Michael tell his son in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. What does the pillow in the bed have embroidered on it?

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