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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Hannah skeptical of Bernard's conclusion regarding Byron's duel with Chater?
(a) Byron was lame and could not shoot
(b) Bernard has only proved that a duel was fought.
(c) Chater died from a monkey bite
(d) He has not established that Byron was even there

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

3. What does Thomasina believe she can plot with mathematical formulas?
(a) Manufactured images.
(b) Apples.
(c) Shapes in nature.
(d) Turtles.

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

5. Who seems particularly offended by Septimus' dalliance with Mrs. Chater?
(a) Brice.
(b) Lord Croom.
(c) Noakes.
(d) Jellaby.

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

7. What is remarkable about Thomasina's math equations?
(a) The data is pulled from piano music
(b) The technique she uses is only about 20-years-old
(c) The solutions disprove Newton's theories
(d) The equations are riddled with errors

8. What sound effect is heard constantly throughout this scene?
(a) Rifle fire
(b) Clicking of a pen
(c) Piano music in the next room
(d) Mr. Noakes' engine

9. Who arrives after Hannah exits?
(a) Bernard and Gus.
(b) Chloe and Bernard.
(c) Chloe and Valentine.
(d) Valentine and Gus.

10. What does Hannah's letter prove?
(a) It proves that Byron was dead by 1810.
(b) It proves that Chater was dead by 1810.
(c) It proves that Byron duelled with Chater in 1809.
(d) It proves that Brice wanted to kill Byron.

11. Who is onstage when the scene begins?
(a) Lady Croom.
(b) Thomasina.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Chloe.

12. Where are the game books kept?
(a) In the closet.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In the commode.
(d) In the pantry.

13. Where does the play take place?
(a) Central Park, New York.
(b) Rosings Park, Derbyshire.
(c) Sidley Park, Derbyshire.
(d) Sydney Park, Australia.

14. When Thomasina asks Septimus about sexual congress, he _________________________.
(a) Attempts to seduce her.
(b) Attempts to offer a detailed explanation.
(c) Attempts to leave the room.
(d) Attempts to change the subject.

15. What is Hannah's gift to Bernard?
(a) A letter from Byron to Mrs. Chater.
(b) A letter from Byron to Septimus.
(c) A letter from Lady Croom to her husband.
(d) The three letters from Septimus' book.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Valentine suggest Bernard did not receive a reply to his letter from Lord Croom?

2. Thomasina is ___________________.

3. How does Bernard first mislead Hannah?

4. Septimus describes carnal embrace as _______________________.

5. At what time has Septimus agreed to duel Chater?

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