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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 does Hannah discover in the book Bernard has given her?
(a) The hermit left Sidley Park after Byron did.
(b) The hermit was actually Lord Byron.
(c) Septimus and Lord Byron had a duel in 1809.
(d) Septimus and the hermit were born in the same year.

2. What has Valentine's mother loaned Bernard?
(a) Her car
(b) Her notes on gardening
(c) Her first edition of The Couch of Eros
(d) Her bicycle

3. 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.

4. What sound accompanies the dialogue in parts of the scene?
(a) Cello music.
(b) Violin music.
(c) Guitar music.
(d) Piano music.

5. For what reason has Hannah enlisted Valentine in this scene?
(a) To access a Croom family heirloom
(b) To translate a particularly difficult passage of Latin
(c) To help disprove Bernard's Byron theory
(d) To explain Thomasina's math equations

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound effect is heard constantly throughout this scene?

2. What sound recurs in this scene?

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

4. Who arrives after Hannah exits?

5. Septimus claims he will not fight Chater because __________________________.

(see the answer key)

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