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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 has to ask her daughter for _____________.
(a) Her cooperation.
(b) Her age.
(c) Her preference in her studies.
(d) Her middle name.

2. What does Gus bring Hannah?
(a) A theodolite.
(b) A book.
(c) An apple.
(d) A turtle.

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

4. How does Bernard first mislead Hannah?
(a) He lies about his job.
(b) He lies about his relationship with Chloe.
(c) He lies about his work on Byron.
(d) He lies about his name.

5. What does Thomasina believe she can plot with mathematical formulas?
(a) Manufactured images.
(b) Shapes in nature.
(c) Apples.
(d) Turtles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mr. Noakes?

2. When he learns he might find information about Byron, Bernard makes arrangements to _______________.

3. How does Chloe describe her brother, Gus?

4. What philosophical concepts do Septimus and Thomasina discuss in the scene?

5. What is Valentine studying using his mathematical process?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why has Thomasina come to see Septimus in the middle of the night?

5. Describe Lady Croom's character.

6. What is the theory of heat exchange discussed in the scene?

7. Why isn't Hannah interested in listening to Bernard read his article?

8. What is the relationship between Thomasina and Septimus?

9. What details of the duel does Septimus agree to?

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

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