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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lady Croom compares Noakes to _________________.
(a) A bull in a china shop.
(b) A rooster in the henhouse.
(c) A rabid dog.
(d) A lamb among lions.

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

3. What plant betrays Bernard's theory about Byron and the duel?
(a) A pansy.
(b) A dahlia.
(c) A mum.
(d) A daisy.

4. Lady Croom objects to Septimus' love letter because _________________________.
(a) He has written the exact same letter to Mrs. Chater.
(b) He has had an affair with Mrs. Chater.
(c) He has written other women love letters as well.
(d) The letter is badly written.

5. What are the four actors onstage doing when the lights go down?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Waltzing.
(c) Crying.
(d) Talking.

6. What does Septimus bring home for Thomasina?
(a) A dead pheasant for pheasant pie.
(b) A dead rabbit for rabbit pie.
(c) A dead pigeon for pigeon pie.
(d) A dead racoon for racoon pie.

7. What is Lady Croom unhappy about?
(a) The affair she is having with Septimus.
(b) The damage Noakes has done to her garden.
(c) The affair she is having with Noakes.
(d) The damage Noakes has done to her piano.

8. Why does Hannah repeatedly raise her hand during Bernard's reading?
(a) She is afraid to interrupt him aloud.
(b) She is objecting to his offensive language.
(c) She is objecting to unsupported statements.
(d) She is trying to prove he is wrong.

9. Why does Hannah suggest an afterlife would be a mixed blessing for Bernard?
(a) He would have to face Lord Byron.
(b) He would have to apologize to Chater.
(c) He would have to face Septimus.
(d) He would have to apologize to Lady Croom.

10. Bernard's dialogue reveals _____________________-.
(a) That Byron was never at Sidley Park.
(b) That Byron left the States in a hurry.
(c) That Byron left England in a hurry.
(d) That Byron fought Chater in a duel.

11. What sound effect signals a change in eras?
(a) Thunder.
(b) Gunshots.
(c) The music fades away.
(d) The music grows modern.

12. Lady Croom forgives Septimus because _____________________.
(a) He flatters her.
(b) He defends her.
(c) He threatens to leave her.
(d) He pleads with her.

13. According to Chole, what is the flaw in the theory of the deterministic universe?
(a) Sexual attraction breaks down the order
(b) It ignores God's role in designing free will
(c) Thomasina's math equations are wrong
(d) The universe gradually moves from order to chaos

14. Hannah continues to question Bernard's theory about Byron because ___________________.
(a) He will not concede any of her points.
(b) He has no proof.
(c) He is a sexist.
(d) He has questioned her research.

15. Why do Valentine, Bernard, Hannah, and Chloe leave during the scene?
(a) They are being photographed for Hannah's book.
(b) They are being photographed for the local paper.
(c) They are being interviewed for the local paper.
(d) They are being photographed for Bernard's book.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lady Croom invites Septimus to ____________________.

2. What tabloid headline does Hannah share with the Crooms?

3. What does Bernard offer to do for Valentine?

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

5. Who is Lady Croom's latest lover?

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