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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. What event is going to occur at Sidley Park?
(a) An auction.
(b) A charity benefit.
(c) A birthday party.
(d) A dance for the district.

2. Why doesn't Lord Croom hear the commotion during the night?
(a) He is half-deaf from years of shooting.
(b) He is too far away to hear the commotion.
(c) He is not interested in the actions of his guests.
(d) He is half-deaf from advanced age.

3. At what time has Septimus agreed to duel Chater?
(a) Midnight
(b) Never
(c) Dawn
(d) Five o'clock

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

5. Lady Croom invites Septimus to ____________________.
(a) Join her for dinner later.
(b) Join her for a bath later.
(c) Join her in her sitting room later.
(d) Join her in the gazebo later.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lady Croom, who is in love with Mrs. Chater?

2. Why does Septimus claim he had an affair with Mrs. Chater?

3. Who seems particularly offended by Septimus' dalliance with Mrs. Chater?

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

5. Why does Bernard think Byron engaged in a duel at Sidley Park?

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