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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. Septimus claims he will not fight Chater because __________________________.
(a) He will not shoot a first rank poet.
(b) He will not shoot a man whose wife has cuckolded him.
(c) He will not shoot a religious man.
(d) He will not shoot a guest of Lady Croom's.

2. 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.

3. Chloe asks Hannah ___________________________.
(a) If she is romantically interested in Gus.
(b) If she is romantically interested in Bernard.
(c) If she is married.
(d) If she is done with her book.

4. What is remarkable about Thomasina's math equations?
(a) The solutions disprove Newton's theories
(b) The technique she uses is only about 20-years-old
(c) The data is pulled from piano music
(d) The equations are riddled with errors

5. When he learns he might find information about Byron, Bernard makes arrangements to _______________.
(a) Begin writing a book.
(b) Stay at Sidley Park.
(c) Hide his car from Lord Croom.
(d) Stay in town.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mr. Noakes?

2. Septimus describes carnal embrace as _______________________.

3. What does Hannah demand of Bernard that prompts him to call her a silly bitch?

4. Which character enters and exits without speaking?

5. Why does Valentine suggest Bernard should hide his car?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the relationship between Thomasina and Septimus?

3. What, according to Valentine, is iteration?

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

5. Why is Gus considered a genius?

6. What events or ideas contribute to the humorous tone of the first scene?

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

8. Describe the relationship between Lady Croom and Thomasina.

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

10. What is Bernard's objection to Valentine's assertion that knowledge is all that matters?

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