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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bernard invites Hannah to London for ________.
(a) His lecture.
(b) More research.
(c) A book tour.
(d) Sex.

2. Chloe believes the others won't support Bernard's theory because __________________.
(a) They don't understand him.
(b) They are jealous.
(c) They are angry with him.
(d) They are trying to steal his ideas.

3. Why does Hannah repeatedly raise her hand during Bernard's reading?
(a) She is afraid to interrupt him aloud.
(b) She is trying to prove he is wrong.
(c) She is objecting to unsupported statements.
(d) She is objecting to his offensive language.

4. What does Bernard suggest is incorrect about Hannah's first book?
(a) The theory she has about Septimus.
(b) The theory she has about Byron.
(c) The picture on the dust jacket.
(d) The picture on the biography page.

5. Why does Septimus burn Lord Byron's letter?
(a) Because the letter is meant for Thomasina.
(b) Because the letter was addressed to Lady Croom.
(c) Because the letter offends Lady Croom.
(d) Because the letter offends Septimus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Valentine is _____________.

2. What is Septimus doing while the others sleep?

3. What sound effect signals a change in eras?

4. How does Hannah reconcile the tension between science and religion?

5. What does Septimus do with the letters at the end of the scene?

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