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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 lamb among lions.
(b) A rooster in the henhouse.
(c) A rabid dog.
(d) A bull in a china shop.

2. What does Septimus do with the letters at the end of the scene?
(a) Throws them away.
(b) Burns them.
(c) Puts them in The Couch of Eros.
(d) Puts them in his copy of Byron's book.

3. Valentine believes ___________________________________________.
(a) That science is trivial, and only personalities matter.
(b) That math is trivial, and only science matters.
(c) That personalities are trivial, and only science matters.
(d) That history is trivial, and only math matters.

4. According to Chloe, what is her mother looking for?
(a) A microscope.
(b) A theodolite.
(c) A thesaurus.
(d) A dictionary.

5. What article has Septimus loaned Byron?
(a) His copy of The Couch of Eros.
(b) His copy of The Maid of Turkey.
(c) His copy of Byron.
(d) His copy of Keats.

6. What does Thomasina say is significant about tomorrow?
(a) It is her seventeenth birthday.
(b) It is the last day of Septimus' employment.
(c) It is the last day of her life.
(d) It is her sixteenth birthday.

7. When Thomasina suggests they must hurry to dance, Septimus responds that __________________.
(a) It would be improper for them to dance.
(b) They do not have time before her mother returns.
(c) They cannot waltz to the current song.
(d) They have time.

8. Why does Septimus say he cannot teach Thomasina to waltz?
(a) Because she is not wearing shoes.
(b) Because he does not know how.
(c) Because the music playing is too slow for a waltz.
(d) Because there is no music playing.

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

10. What does Bernard suggest is incorrect about Hannah's first book?
(a) The theory she has about Byron.
(b) The picture on the dust jacket.
(c) The picture on the biography page.
(d) The theory she has about Septimus.

11. Why are the modern characters wearing period clothes in this scene?
(a) They are being photographed for Chloe's wedding.
(b) They are reenacting Thomasina and Septimus' story.
(c) They are being photgraphed for Bernard's article.
(d) They are being photographed before the dance.

12. What does Bernard learn about his theory of Byron and the supposed duel with Chater?
(a) He learns that Chater and Byron were not at Sidley Park at the same time.
(b) He learns that Chater killed Byron at Sidley Park.
(c) He learns that Chater and Byron were actually friends.
(d) He learns that Chater was not killed at Sidley Park.

13. Who has gone by morning?
(a) Brice and the Chaters.
(b) Only Byron.
(c) Brice, the Chaters, and Byron.
(d) Only the Chaters.

14. According to Hannah, how is the study of history like science?
(a) Both seek to create universal laws
(b) Both rely on rigorous experimentation
(c) Both believe things can't be proved true, only not to be false yet
(d) Both have no room for romantic feelings

15. What does Hannah propose to do with the new information?
(a) Write a letter refuting Bernard's article.
(b) Write a letter demanding an apology from Bernard.
(c) Write a letter apologizing to Bernard.
(d) Write a letter in support of Bernard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bernard's response to Hannah's statement that she has a theory but cannot prove it?

2. Septimus apologizes for ______________________________.

3. When Thomasina asks Septimus to meet her in her room, he _______________.

4. What does Gus bring Hannah at the end of the scene?

5. What is Thomasina wearing when she enters?

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