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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. What is Hannah reading at the beginning of the scene?
(a) A letter from Septimus
(b) The journal of Thomasina Coverly
(c) The Couch of Eros
(d) The journal of Lord Byron

2. Septimus describes carnal embrace as _______________________.
(a) Throwing one's arms around an animal.
(b) Throwing one's arms around a lover.
(c) Throwing one's arms around a side of beef.
(d) Throwing one's arms around a cow.

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

4. Which character enters and exits without speaking?
(a) Bernard.
(b) Chloe.
(c) Gus.
(d) Valentine.

5. Septimus admits to ______________________.
(a) Making love to Chater's wife.
(b) Running away with Chater's wife.
(c) Slandering Chater's wife.
(d) Ignoring Chater's wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Septimus place his letter after he has read it?

2. How does Bernard first mislead Hannah?

3. What is the name of Valentine's turtle?

4. Who arrives after Hannah exits?

5. Thomasina is also upset over _________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Bernard seek at Sidley Park?

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

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

4. Why does Septimus receive a challenge?

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

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

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

8. How does Bernard confirm that Byron visited Sidley Park?

9. What has Hannah found in a letter?

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

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