Hamnet Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Maggie O'Farrell
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 149 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Hamnet Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Maggie O'Farrell
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 149 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the doctor refuse to come in the house when Judith is sick in Chapter 9?
(a) He is afraid Agnes is a witch.
(b) He fears getting sick.
(c) He does not like Mary.
(d) John owes him money.

2. What does the tutor see a young woman holding as he peers out the window at Hewlands?
(a) A cat.
(b) A bird.
(c) A broom.
(d) A beehive.

3. Where does Agnes feel she falls in the hierarchy of her husband’s family when they first move in?
(a) Between the apprentice and hen.
(b) Between the pigs and the maid.
(c) Between the sons and daughter.
(d) Between the maid and the apprentice.

4. What about Agnes’s pregnancy excites the tutor most?
(a) He has always wanted a son.
(b) Nobody will be able to object to their marriage.
(c) He will not get her dowry.
(d) He can finally move out.

5. Which young character is sick at the start of Hamnet?
(a) Judith.
(b) Susanna.
(c) Mary.
(d) Hamnet.

6. What color is Agnes’s wedding dress?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Rose.
(c) Primrose.
(d) Cream.

7. Who does the tutor believe the girl he spotted from the window in Chapter 2 must be?
(a) A cousin.
(b) A stranger.
(c) A niece.
(d) A servant.

8. What kind of soap does Mary find Agnes and Eliza washing Edmond with in Chapter 8?
(a) Chamomile.
(b) Rosemary.
(c) Rosehips.
(d) Lavender.

9. In what part of Hewlands do Agnes and the tutor first kiss in Chapter 2?
(a) The forest.
(b) Her chamber.
(c) The apple store.
(d) The cookhouse.

10. Who enters at the end of Chapter 3 and commands Susanna help with dinner?
(a) Mary.
(b) Susanna’s father.
(c) John.
(d) Agnes.

11. What does Susanna imagine other mothers are doing while her mother is out “gathering weeds...muddying her boots” (53)?
(a) Feeding their children bread and stew.
(b) Washing their children’s muddied clothing.
(c) Scrubbing floors.
(d) Mending clothes.

12. What was the first indication to Joan that one of the girls might be pregnant?
(a) There were fewer monthlies to wash.
(b) She heard someone throwing up.
(c) They seemed to be eating more.
(d) Her daughter’s dress appeared snug.

13. How does Eliza’s brother describe Agnes to her?
(a) Well-read and highly educated.
(b) Funny and Silly.
(c) Evil and manipulative.
(d) Gentle, caring, and unique.

14. What animals were Hamnet and his sister playing with when she first complained of a headache?
(a) Squirrels.
(b) Birds.
(c) Puppies.
(d) Kittens.

15. Which character is drunk and spills ale on his paperwork in Chapter 1?
(a) John.
(b) Hamnet.
(c) Bartholomew.
(d) Edmond.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the glover’s children seemed to endure the brunt of his rages?

2. Why did John see Agnes’s pregnancy was a good thing for him?

3. What does Joan tell Agnes when Agnes tells her she wants to marry the Latin tutor?

4. Why does Agnes wake before dawn when she moves into the apartment after the wedding?

5. Who does Joan tell the Latin Tutor Agnes will be marrying?

(see the answer keys)

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