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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thomasina believes she has made a discovery in ______________.
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Latin.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Literature.

2. Septimus calls attention to ______________________.
(a) Noakes' affair with Mrs. Chater.
(b) Brice's affair with Mrs. Chater.
(c) Brice's affair with Thomasina.
(d) Noakes' affair with Lady Croom.

3. Where does Septimus place his letter after he has read it?
(a) In Thomasina's trainer.
(b) In his pocket.
(c) In the pages of his copy of The Couch of Eros.
(d) Underneath the table.

4. Brice claims that as a tutor, Septimus must __________________________.
(a) Ignore Thomasina's requests for information.
(b) Keep Thomasina in ignorance of certain matters.
(c) Guard Thomasina from gossip.
(d) Inform Thomasina thoroughly in every matter.

5. Bernard calls Hannah's first book _________________.
(a) A work of historical value.
(b) A novelette.
(c) A work of fiction.
(d) A romance novel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Septimus admits to ______________________.

2. What does Bernard learn about his theory of Byron and the supposed duel with Chater?

3. Thomasina's discussion of rice pudding proves, in her words, that _______________________.

4. Why does Hannah repeatedly raise her hand during Bernard's reading?

5. Septimus compares Thomasina's rice pudding analogy to _____________________________.

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