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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 does Agnes suspect her husband has been doing in London when he first visits after Hamnet’s funeral?
2. What sign tells Agnes Judith is still alive in Chapter 17?
3. How does Hamnet feel after waking after Mary leaves to mail the letter Eliza wrote?
4. What does Hamnet decide he is going to trick death into doing in Chapter 13?
5. Which family member is said to cry constantly after Hamnet’s death in Part II?
Short Essay Questions
1. What moment sets Agnes in tears while she is sewing her son’s burial shroud?
2. What do Susanna and Judith force Agnes to do while she is sitting with Hamnet’s pebble collection?
3. What plan does Bartholomew come up with in Chapter 12 after Agnes tells of her husband’s changed mood?
4. What is Agnes’s reaction when her brother shows her the house he helped her husband purchase in Stratford?
5. How do Hamnet and Judith change places in Chapter 17, and what happens to Hamnet at the end?
6. Why is it not possible for Agnes and her family to move to London after the twins were born?
7. Why does Hamnet’s father worry about staying away from London for too long after his son’s funeral?
8. What does Mary feel regarding Judith’s illness at the start of Chapter 13?
9. What does Agnes begin to notice about her husband in Chapter 12 and what does she say when she speaks to him about it?
10. What does Agnes make Mary promise when she feels she is going to die after delivering her twins?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay describing the author’s narrative tone and writing style. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of Hamnet. How does the title support the overall narrative tone and theme of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay comparing and contrasting the families of Agnes and her husband. How do these differences play out in the storyline?
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