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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time has Septimus agreed to duel Chater?

2. Septimus describes carnal embrace as _______________________.

3. What does Septimus receive at the beginning of the scene?

4. Chater realizes that Byron intends ____________________.

5. What is the one word Valentine repeats in her first two entrances?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comfort does Lady Croom take in her brother's marriage to Mrs. Chater?

2. Describe Chloe's relationship with Bernard.

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

4. Why does Bernard leave the party?

5. What effect does Hannah's discovery about Chater have on Bernard's article?

6. Why does Septimus receive a challenge?

7. What is the relationship between Thomasina and Septimus?

8. Describe Valentine's view of Bernard's article.

9. Why is Lady Croom suddenly interested in the piano?

10. What has Hannah found in a letter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the characters of Valentine and Septimus as character foils in Stoppard's play. Write an essay in which you identify their role in drawing out certain features of Hannah and Thomasina respectively.

Essay Topic 2

George Jean Nathan once remarked, "Common sense, in so far as it exists, is all for the bourgeoisie. Nonsense is the privilege of the aristocracy. The worries of the world are for the common people." Consider the role of wealth and privilege in Stoppard's play and then defend, refute, or qualify Nathan's quote as it applies to the text.

Essay Topic 3

What forms of deception take place in Stoppard's play? Using examples of deception from the play, write an essay in determine the effect deception has on people, events, and ideas in Sidley Park.

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