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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sir William is annoyed at Dr. Holmes' recommendation that Septimus take ______________________.
(a) sleeping pills.
(b) laudanum.
(c) a coffee enema.
(d) bromide.

2. What does Septimus feel when witnessing other people's despair and sadness?
(a) A degree of sympathy.
(b) Irrational anger.
(c) True empathy.
(d) Unfeeling blankness.

3. What does Richard dislike about Hugh?
(a) His grammar.
(b) His clothes.
(c) His haughtiness.
(d) His sense of humor.

4. Septimus' condition is probably what is today called ________________________.
(a) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
(b) A nervous breakdown.
(c) An epiphany.
(d) A core meltdown.

5. While in the park, Peter spots a woman with _____________________.
(a) a deformed hand.
(b) a wheelchair.
(c) buckets of flowers.
(d) a pink umbrella.

6. Which of the following does NOT describe Septimus as he was when he met Rezia?
(a) Experienced.
(b) Buoyant.
(c) Thoughtful.
(d) Serious.

7. Why does Miss Kilman not buy anything when she and Elizabeth go shopping?
(a) She doesn't like to shop with another person.
(b) The trip is to buy things for Elizabeth.
(c) She doesn't have any money.
(d) She doesn't see anything she likes.

8. Who are Rezia and Septimus going to see in order to help Septimus?
(a) Sir William Bradshaw.
(b) Sir James Sloane.
(c) Sir Ronald Braswell.
(d) Sir Reginald Bastion.

9. Which of the following does Miss Kilman think that Clarissa has?
(a) Independence.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Privilege.
(d) Fulfillment.

10. What does Septimus think about as he and Rezia walk toward their appointment?
(a) The book he is writing.
(b) The message he carries.
(c) How lovely his wife is.
(d) That a storm is brewing.

11. What does Miss Kilman always encourage Elizabeth to do?
(a) Study some foreign languages.
(b) Be whoever and whatever she can.
(c) Write down her poetry.
(d) Become a doctor.

12. What does Richard insist that Clarissa do after lunch?
(a) Send party invitations.
(b) Speak with the cook.
(c) Rest for an hour.
(d) Read legal documents.

13. What does Rezia think about the things Septimus had written or drawn?
(a) They are amateurish.
(b) They are incriminating.
(c) They are troubling.
(d) They are beautiful.

14. What had Septimus lost in the war?
(a) His right leg.
(b) His left arm.
(c) His journal.
(d) His emotions.

15. Which of the following does Septimus NOT think about as he walks to his appointment?
(a) His youth.
(b) His love of Keats.
(c) His dinner reservation.
(d) His love of Shakespeare.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Peter, women don't know what __________________ is.

2. Which of the following does NOT describe Miss Kilman?

3. Septimus thinks the hat Rezia works on looks like it is fit for whom?

4. What does Rezia write down as she watches Septimus lying on the sofa?

5. Where did Rezia first meet Septimus?

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