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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. Lady Croom wants Septimus to _______________________.
(a) Talk Chater out of leaving.
(b) Talk Brice out of leaving.
(c) Talk Thomasina out of leaving.
(d) Talk Byron out of leaving.

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

3. Where does Chater ask Septimus to join him?
(a) In the gun room.
(b) In the hermitage.
(c) In the garden.
(d) In the sun room.

4. What is the one word Valentine repeats in her first two entrances?
(a) Sod.
(b) Shoot.
(c) Snot.
(d) Sorry.

5. Why does Gus run out of the room at the end of the scene?
(a) He hates people shouting
(b) He is jealous of Chloe's affection for Bernard
(c) He feels Valentine is disrespectful of Byron
(d) He is bothered by the pistol shot

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Thomasina turn to Septimus for answers about sex?

2. Thomasina describes the hermit in her drawing to _____________________.

3. Hannah reveals that ___________________________-.

4. According to Lady Croom, who has shot a pigeon?

5. What is Hannah reading at the beginning of the scene?

Short Essay Questions

1. What images has Thomasina captured in her drawing?

2. What events does Lady Croom relate about the previous evening?

3. Why is Hannah interested in the hermit of Sidley Park?

4. Why does Bernard cover his face before the photograph is taken for the newspaper?

5. Why does Septimus receive a challenge?

6. What comfort does Lady Croom take in her brother's marriage to Mrs. Chater?

7. What has Chloe's mother done to help Bernard?

8. How does Lady Croom's interpretation of "Et in Arcadia ego!" differ from Septimus'?

9. What has Hannah found for Bernard?

10. Describe Chloe's relationship with Bernard.

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