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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 theory she has about Septimus.
(d) The picture on the biography page.

3. What secret does Augustus know about Thomasina?
(a) That she is adopted
(b) That she kissed Septimus
(c) That she is secretly a genius
(d) That she is in love with Byron

4. What is Valentine looking for?
(a) Thomasina's diagram.
(b) Thomasina's turtle.
(c) Thomasina's drawing of the hermit.
(d) Thomasina's essay.

5. How has Lady Croom punished her brother for choosing his acquaintances unwisely?
(a) Disappointment.
(b) Banishment.
(c) Abandonment.
(d) Disownment.

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

7. Why doesn't Lord Croom hear the commotion during the night?
(a) He is half-deaf from years of shooting.
(b) He is too far away to hear the commotion.
(c) He is half-deaf from advanced age.
(d) He is not interested in the actions of his guests.

8. What sound occurs in this part of the scene?
(a) A steam engine.
(b) A train's whistle.
(c) A dog howling.
(d) A dog barking.

9. Bernard invites Hannah to London for ________.
(a) More research.
(b) Sex.
(c) A book tour.
(d) His lecture.

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

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

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

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

14. Why does Septimus claim he had an affair with Mrs. Chater?
(a) Because he wanted to have revenge on Mr. Chater.
(b) Because he wanted to have revenge on Mr. Brice.
(c) Because he needed a substitute for Thomasina.
(d) Because he needed a substitute for Lady Croom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Septimus doing while the others sleep?

2. How old is Thomasina at this point?

3. What are the four actors onstage doing when the lights go down?

4. Lady Croom believes she must marry Thomasina off before _______________________.

5. What does Thomasina do to Septimus?

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