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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals were Hamnet and his sister playing with when she first complained of a headache?

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

3. What does Agnes do while Bartholomew and Joan are still discussing Agnes’s pregnancy?

4. What character is staring out the window of Hewlands at the start of Chapter 2?

5. Why does John hurl himself at Edmond at dinner one night in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Judith’s symptoms in Chapter 1 and when did they begin?

2. How is Hamnet said to behave at school in Chapter 1?

3. What does Joan say about the Latin tutor’s father when she finds he and Agnes walking hand-in-hand?

4. Why does the Latin tutor’s father receive the news of Agnes’s pregnancy much calmer than his mother?

5. How does Agnes finally see Hamnet in Chapter 5?

6. Where does Agnes sleep until the wedding?

7. What does Susanna feel about her mother, according to the description in Chapter 3?

8. In what ways does Agnes feel her family is different from her husband's after they move in together?

9. How does Agnes feel her husband behaves when around his family?

10. Who is Ned?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Agnes’s husband and her brother Bartholomew. Use direct examples from the text to support your comparison.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance of rowan berries in Hamnet. Use examples from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the ending of Hamnet. How do you think this ending ties the story together and reflects the themes of the novel?

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