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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose poem is Septimus reading?
(a) Ezra Pound's.
(b) Ezra Chater's.
(c) Thomasina's.
(d) Lord Byron's.

2. Who is Lady Croom in love with, according to Thomasina?
(a) Septimus.
(b) Mr. Chater.
(c) Lord Byron.
(d) Mr. Noakes.

3. Brice accuses Septimus of ___________.
(a) Rape.
(b) Theft.
(c) Lying.
(d) Heresy.

4. What has Valentine's mother loaned Bernard?
(a) Her first edition of The Couch of Eros
(b) Her bicycle
(c) Her notes on gardening
(d) Her car

5. What event is going to occur at Sidley Park?
(a) A charity benefit.
(b) An auction.
(c) A birthday party.
(d) A dance for the district.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lady Croom has to ask her daughter for _____________.

2. What sound recurs in this scene?

3. Why does Gus run out of the room at the end of the scene?

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

5. What sound interrupts Lady Croom's conversation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Septimus burn Byron's letter without reading it?

2. Why is Lady Croom suddenly interested in the piano?

3. Explain Chloe's theory that sex thwarts the deterministic universe.

4. What images has Thomasina captured in her drawing?

5. What occurs between Hannah and Gus at the end of the scene?

6. What does Septimus' dialogue reveal about his character?

7. What information does Bernard seek at Sidley Park?

8. What are Lady Croom's major concerns for her daughter?

9. How does Septimus avoid a duel with Chater?

10. What mistake has Bernard made in researching the letters he found in Byron's book?

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