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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. What does Bernard suggest is incorrect about Hannah's first book?
(a) The picture on the biography page.
(b) The theory she has about Byron.
(c) The theory she has about Septimus.
(d) The picture on the dust jacket.

2. Why does Hannah encourage Valentine to continue working on his own equations?
(a) The struggle to know is what makes us matter
(b) The benefits of his discovery will save lives and improve society
(c) She believes he will find validation in the afterlife
(d) The completion of his work will validate Thomasina's genius

3. How old is Thomasina at this point?
(a) Sixteen and a half.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Sixteen and eleven months.
(d) Seventeen and a half.

4. Whose poem is Septimus reading?
(a) Lord Byron's.
(b) Ezra Pound's.
(c) Ezra Chater's.
(d) Thomasina's.

5. Lady Croom believes she must marry Thomasina off before _______________________.
(a) She is too sarcastic to be found desireable.
(b) She is educated beyond eligibility.
(c) She is too old to be found desireable.
(d) She is too poor to be an eligible bride.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what style of dress are the Crooms attired as the scene opens?

2. What philosophical dilemma is Chloe quizzing Valentine about at the beginning of the scene?

3. Why does Septimus burn Lord Byron's letter?

4. Why does Brice want Septimus to accept Chater's challenge?

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

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