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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. Septimus admits to ______________________.

2. Who is onstage when the scene begins?

3. Why does Brice want Septimus to accept Chater's challenge?

4. Chloe asks Hannah ___________________________.

5. Lady Croom believes Thomasina has _______________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What images has Thomasina captured in her drawing?

2. What are Lady Croom's major concerns for her daughter?

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

4. Why is Gus considered a genius?

5. What has Hannah found in a letter?

6. How does Septimus manage to placate Lady Croom about his own behavior?

7. What does Thomasina's theory about stirring jam into rice pudding represent to her?

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

9. What is Bernard's attitude about teaching?

10. Why couldn't Thomasina have carried out her calculations to completion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Hannah and Bernard's attitudes towards academic research as they develop throughout the play. You may consider the extent of knowledge, interaction with historical documents, value of historical research, etc. that Hannah and Bernard represent in Stoppard's concept of academia.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "A man is related to all nature." Considering the descriptions of the garden before and after its transformation, write an essay in which you consider how man's experience or progress is reflected in the nature at Sidley Park. Use specific examples from the text to support your argument.

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