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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapters 4 & 5 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Agnes’s mother doing when she died?
(a) Walking in the forest with her children.
(b) Giving birth.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Cooking.

2. Why did John see Agnes’s pregnancy was a good thing for him?
(a) Because he wanted someone to take over his glove business.
(b) Because his son would finally move.
(c) Because he was going to be a grandfather.
(d) Because of her dowry.

3. What does Agnes’s mother call her garden?
(a) The witch’s garden.
(b) The heavenly sanctuary.
(c) The fairy garden.
(d) The healer’s haven.

4. Which character is the only one who seems to know where Hamnet has been when he is daydreaming?
(a) Susanna.
(b) Mary.
(c) John.
(d) Agnes.

5. What symptoms does Hamnet feel at that start of Chapter 5?
(a) A stomach ache and cold sweats.
(b) A fever and buboes.
(c) Vomiting and diarrhea.
(d) A swollen tongue and trouble swallowing.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Hamnet is unable to find his family, who does he tell Judith he will look for to help?

2. Who does Eliza’s brother tell her gave Agnes the kestrel?

3. Who is the person who gestures to the Latin tutor to go to the parlor after Eliza had told him to go home?

4. Which character is drunk and spills ale on his paperwork in Chapter 1?

5. What does Bartholomew explain to Joan that she does not have the right to decide when they find out Agnes is pregnant?

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