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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Lady Croom in love with, according to Thomasina?
(a) Mr. Chater.
(b) Septimus.
(c) Lord Byron.
(d) Mr. Noakes.

3. Why is Lady Croom vexed with her husband?
(a) He is determined to duel with Septimus.
(b) He has had an affair with Mrs. Chater.
(c) He is determined to duel with Lord Byron.
(d) He is determined to change the garden.

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

5. What sounds end the scene?
(a) Violin music and crows crying.
(b) A gun shot and piano music.
(c) Piano music and the steam engine.
(d) A gun shot and crows crying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Lord Croom hear the commotion during the night?

2. Valentine believes ___________________________________________.

3. In what year does the play begin?

4. How does Thomasina's mathematical process differ from Valentine's?

5. How has Lady Croom punished her brother for choosing his acquaintances unwisely?

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