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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 7, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hannah reading at the beginning of the scene?
(a) A letter from Septimus
(b) The journal of Thomasina Coverly
(c) The Couch of Eros
(d) The journal of Lord Byron

2. Where is the proof that Byron was at Sidley Park in 1809?
(a) The proof is in Bernard's book on Byron.
(b) the prrof is in Lady Croom's journal.
(c) The proof is in a game book that records him shooting a hare.
(d) The proof is in the letter Hannah finds.

3. For what reason has Hannah enlisted Valentine in this scene?
(a) To help disprove Bernard's Byron theory
(b) To explain Thomasina's math equations
(c) To access a Croom family heirloom
(d) To translate a particularly difficult passage of Latin

4. Why does Gus run out of the room at the end of the scene?
(a) He feels Valentine is disrespectful of Byron
(b) He hates people shouting
(c) He is jealous of Chloe's affection for Bernard
(d) He is bothered by the pistol shot

5. Why are the modern characters wearing period clothes in this scene?
(a) They are being photographed before the dance.
(b) They are being photgraphed for Bernard's article.
(c) They are being photographed for Chloe's wedding.
(d) They are reenacting Thomasina and Septimus' story.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hannah's gift to Bernard?

2. How does Bernard first mislead Hannah?

3. According to Chole, what is the flaw in the theory of the deterministic universe?

4. Why does Hannah encourage Valentine to continue working on his own equations?

5. Why does Hannah suggest an afterlife would be a mixed blessing for Bernard?

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