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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 7, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Hannah leaves because ____________________________.
(a) She had found proof that Septimus was the hermit.
(b) She has found proof to refute Bernard's claim.
(c) She has found proof of Lady Croom's affair with Byron.
(d) She has found proof to support Bernard's claim.

3. What does Hannah demand of Bernard that prompts him to call her a silly bitch?
(a) Proof for his theory of chaos.
(b) Proof for his theories on Byron.
(c) Another review of her book.
(d) Another piece of research in exchange for hers.

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

5. Brice claims that as a tutor, Septimus must __________________________.
(a) Guard Thomasina from gossip.
(b) Inform Thomasina thoroughly in every matter.
(c) Ignore Thomasina's requests for information.
(d) Keep Thomasina in ignorance of certain matters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about the staging in this scene?

2. Why does Septimus describe Noakes as the serpent in the garden?

3. For what reason has Hannah enlisted Valentine in this scene?

4. What book is Byron mentioned as the author of?

5. What event is going to occur at Sidley Park?

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