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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sir William think that Septimus needs to go into a home?
(a) To be with people who are like him.
(b) So he can see him every day.
(c) The threat of suicide.
(d) To have experimental treatment.

2. What does Richard buy or his wife?
(a) Pearl necklace.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Mink stole.
(d) Rare book.

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

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

5. Rezia works on a hat for whom?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Mrs. Peters.
(c) Clarissa.
(d) Mill Kilman.

6. Who arrives to see Septimus and forces his/her way into his bedroom when Rezia resists?
(a) Clarissa.
(b) Peter.
(c) Richard.
(d) Dr. Holmes.

7. What does the clerk give to Peter when he returns to his hotel?
(a) A room key.
(b) A stack of letters.
(c) Some magazines.
(d) A dinner menu.

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

9. To which author's work did Septimus want to introduce Rezia?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Joyce.
(c) Dickens.
(d) Shakespeare.

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

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

12. Where does Peter stroll after he leaves Clarissa's house?
(a) Westminster Park.
(b) St. James' Park.
(c) Regent's Park.
(d) Fleet Street.

13. How does Miss Kilman feel about Clarissa?
(a) She tolerates her.
(b) She is amused by her.
(c) She loathes her.
(d) She admires her.

14. What does Richard have difficulty expressing?
(a) His fears about aging.
(b) His religious beliefs.
(c) His love for Clarissa.
(d) His political stance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Septimus is no longer able to ________________.

2. Where did Septimus go when he left home as a young man?

3. Sir William is annoyed at Dr. Holmes' recommendation that Septimus take ______________________.

4. Why does Miss Kilman not buy anything when she and Elizabeth go shopping?

5. What does Rezia think that the man in #78 will be able to do for Septimus?

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