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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hannah encourage Valentine to continue working on his own equations?
(a) The benefits of his discovery will save lives and improve society
(b) The struggle to know is what makes us matter
(c) She believes he will find validation in the afterlife
(d) The completion of his work will validate Thomasina's genius

2. Chloe believes the others won't support Bernard's theory because __________________.
(a) They are angry with him.
(b) They don't understand him.
(c) They are trying to steal his ideas.
(d) They are jealous.

3. Why does Septimus burn Lord Byron's letter?
(a) Because the letter is meant for Thomasina.
(b) Because the letter was addressed to Lady Croom.
(c) Because the letter offends Septimus.
(d) Because the letter offends Lady Croom.

4. What scientific constant fascinates Valentine?
(a) That all life-- from grouse to human-- is unpredictable
(b) That there is no mathematical equation for love
(c) That math is reversable, but death is not
(d) That the universe moves from hot to cold, but not the other way around

5. How did Chater actually die?
(a) He died from a monkey bite.
(b) He died from a dog bite.
(c) He died from a spider bite.
(d) He died from an alligator bite.

6. How are the modern characters dressed differently in this scene?
(a) They are wearing Regency clothing.
(b) They are wearing Elizabethan clothing.
(c) They are wearing Edwardian clothing.
(d) They are wearing Victorian clothing.

7. What is unusual about the staging in this scene?
(a) The modern characters do not speak.
(b) The period characters are wearing modern clothing.
(c) The modern and period characters appear simultaneously.
(d) The modern characters are interacting with the period characters.

8. At the start of the scene, Bernard is _____________________.
(a) Reading his manuscript.
(b) Reading Lady Croom's letters.
(c) Reading Hannah's manuscript.
(d) Reading Byron's journal.

9. Who is Lady Croom's latest lover?
(a) Jellaby.
(b) Count Zelinsky.
(c) Bernard.
(d) Noakes.

10. Why does Brice bring Chater to the West Indies?
(a) So he can be sure Chater is killed.
(b) So he can avoid a duel with Chater.
(c) So he can have an affair with Mrs. Chater.
(d) So he can avoid a duel with Septimus.

11. Chloe believes the deterministic universe cannot work because _____________________.
(a) Egos get in the way.
(b) History gets in the way.
(c) Sex gets in the way.
(d) Math will not allow it.

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

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

14. Lady Croom believes she must marry Thomasina off before _______________________.
(a) She is too sarcastic to be found desireable.
(b) She is too old to be found desireable.
(c) She is too poor to be an eligible bride.
(d) She is educated beyond eligibility.

15. What does Lady Croom ask Jellaby to bring her?
(a) Her infusion.
(b) Her indecision.
(c) Her invitation.
(d) Her incision.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the diagram, what can never be recovered after an action is complete?

2. Bernard calls Hannah's first book _________________.

3. Why doesn't Lord Croom hear the commotion during the night?

4. What plant betrays Bernard's theory about Byron and the duel?

5. Lady Croom invites Septimus to ____________________.

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