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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the game books kept?
(a) In the closet.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In the commode.
(d) In the pantry.

2. What sound recurs in this scene?
(a) Violin music.
(b) Gun shots.
(c) A radio.
(d) Thunder.

3. What book is Byron mentioned as the author of?
(a) The Couch of Eros
(b) Lyrical Ballads
(c) English Bards and Scottish reviewers
(d) Poetical Verses

4. Who suggests Lady Croom's translation of Et in Arcadia Ego is incorrect?
(a) Thomasina.
(b) Augustus.
(c) Brice.
(d) Chater.

5. In what year does the play begin?
(a) 1809.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1818.
(d) The present.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lady Croom claims her garden is currently arranged ______________________.

2. Where does the play take place?

3. Chater realizes that Byron intends ____________________.

4. Lady Croom believes Thomasina has _______________________.

5. What does Brice say of Septimus with regard to their duel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bernard's objection to Valentine's assertion that knowledge is all that matters?

2. What does Thomasina's theory about stirring jam into rice pudding represent to her?

3. Why isn't Hannah interested in listening to Bernard read his article?

4. What does Septimus' dialogue reveal about his character?

5. How does Lady Croom's interpretation of "Et in Arcadia ego!" differ from Septimus'?

6. Why does Bernard leave the party?

7. Describe Chater's character.

8. What is the relationship between Thomasina and Septimus?

9. What occurs between Hannah and Gus at the end of the scene?

10. What details of the duel does Septimus agree to?

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