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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. At what time has Septimus agreed to duel Chater?
(a) Dawn
(b) Five o'clock
(c) Never
(d) Midnight

2. What does Brice say of Septimus with regard to their duel?
(a) That Septimus will enlist Byron's help
(b) That Septimus is a formidable shot
(c) That Septimus is all bluster and bladder
(d) That Septimus will find a way to cheat.

3. What piece of gossip does Thomasina mention to Septimus?
(a) Mrs. Chater was asked to leave Sidley Park.
(b) Mrs. Chater was found in carnal embrace in the gazebo.
(c) Mrs. Chater was discovered in bed with Lord Byron.
(d) Mrs. Chater was discovered in bed with Mr. Noakes.

4. What sound interrupts Lady Croom's conversation?
(a) The steam engine.
(b) A gun shot.
(c) A scream.
(d) Piano music.

5. How does Chloe describe her brother, Gus?
(a) As a genius.
(b) As a savant.
(c) As a sexist.
(d) As a threat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book is Byron mentioned as the author of?

2. Who suggests Lady Croom's translation of Et in Arcadia Ego is incorrect?

3. Septimus admits to ______________________.

4. Septimus compares Thomasina's rice pudding analogy to _____________________________.

5. Chloe asks Hannah ___________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What example of dramatic irony occurs between Septimus and Thomasina?

2. What information does Bernard seek at Sidley Park?

3. Describe Chloe's relationship with Bernard.

4. Why does Thomasina get angry when Septimus translates from Latin?

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

6. What does Thomasina's theory about stirring jam into rice pudding represent to her?

7. What is Thomasina's major objection to Cleopatra's obsession with love and sex?

8. What is Lady Croom's reason for inviting Septimus to her sitting room?

9. Why is Hannah writing about the garden at Sidley Park?

10. Why does Augustus return to Septimus at the end of Thomasina's lesson?

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