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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Septimus claims he will not fight Chater because __________________________.
(a) He will not shoot a first rank poet.
(b) He will not shoot a guest of Lady Croom's.
(c) He will not shoot a man whose wife has cuckolded him.
(d) He will not shoot a religious man.

2. Lady Croom believes Thomasina has _______________________.
(a) Changed since the day before.
(b) Disguised herself.
(c) Grown more refined since the day befoe.
(d) Grown taller since the day before.

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

4. Why does Brice want Septimus to accept Chater's challenge?
(a) He is upset over Septimus' affair with Lady Croom.
(b) He is in love with Mrs. Chater himself.
(c) He is in love with Thomasina and wants Septimus dead.
(d) He is upset over Septimus' affair with Mrs. Brice.

5. What piece of gossip does Thomasina mention to Septimus?
(a) Mrs. Chater was discovered in bed with Lord Byron.
(b) Mrs. Chater was found in carnal embrace in the gazebo.
(c) Mrs. Chater was asked to leave Sidley Park.
(d) Mrs. Chater was discovered in bed with Mr. Noakes.

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

7. Why does Septimus finally agree to duel with Chater?
(a) Chater demands Septimus duel or leave Sidley Park.
(b) Chater insults Thomasina.
(c) Lady Croom insists upon it.
(d) Brice and Chater challenge him together.

8. In what year does the play begin?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1818.
(c) 1809.
(d) The present.

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

10. Septimus tells Thomasina she must not be _________________________.
(a) Disrespectful to her elders.
(b) Wealthier than her elders.
(c) Impolite to her elders.
(d) Cleverer than her elders

11. Chater accuses Septimus of __________________-.
(a) Betraying his wife.
(b) Stealing his wife.
(c) Misleading his wife.
(d) Insulting his wife.

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

13. Why is Hannah at Sidley Park?
(a) She is writing a history of Lord Croom.
(b) She is writing a history of Byron's duels.
(c) She is writing a history of Noakes.
(d) She is writing a history of the garden.

14. Where does Septimus place his letter after he has read it?
(a) In his pocket.
(b) Underneath the table.
(c) In the pages of his copy of The Couch of Eros.
(d) In Thomasina's trainer.

15. Thomasina does not discover that Septimus was found with Mrs. Chater because_____________________________.
(a) The servants tried to cover up for Septimus.
(b) Thomasina believes Septimus loves only her.
(c) Thomasina believes Septimus is in love with her mother.
(d) The servants discovered her listening and stopped talking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is remarkable about Thomasina's math equations?

2. When he learns he might find information about Byron, Bernard makes arrangements to _______________.

3. Why is Lady Croom vexed with her husband?

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

5. How does Chloe describe her brother, Gus?

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