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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thomasina does not discover that Septimus was found with Mrs. Chater because_____________________________.
(a) The servants tried to cover up for Septimus.
(b) Thomasina believes Septimus is in love with her mother.
(c) The servants discovered her listening and stopped talking.
(d) Thomasina believes Septimus loves only her.

2. What is the title of the poem Septimus is reading?
(a) The Hound of the Baskervilles.
(b) The Couch of Eros.
(c) The Raven.
(d) The Origin of Species.

3. Thomasina is supposed to be studying
(a) Algebra.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Physics.
(d) Romantic Poetry.

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

5. Septimus compares Thomasina's rice pudding analogy to _____________________________.
(a) Manifest destiny.
(b) The theory of relativity.
(c) Man's free will or self-determination.
(d) Man's inherent evil nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. Brice accuses Septimus of ___________.

2. Septimus calls attention to ______________________.

3. When he learns he might find information about Byron, Bernard makes arrangements to _______________.

4. What sound interrupts Lady Croom's conversation?

5. Why does Valentine suggest Bernard should hide his car?

(see the answer key)

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