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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does NOT describe Miss Kilman?
(a) She looks old.
(b) She wears ugly clothes.
(c) She is delightful.
(d) She is dumpy.

2. Why does Sir William think that Septimus needs to be separated from Rezia?
(a) To learn how to rest.
(b) To have some time to paint.
(c) To see if she really loves him.
(d) To see if he really loves her.

3. What kind of flowers does Richard give to Clarissa?
(a) Violets.
(b) Daisies.
(c) Tulips.
(d) Roses.

4. What had Septimus wanted to do when he was young?
(a) Sculpt.
(b) Act.
(c) Write.
(d) Paint.

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

6. What subject does Miss Kilman teach?
(a) Literature.
(b) Math.
(c) Biology.
(d) History.

7. According to Peter, who has had a great deal of influence on his life even though he has not seen him/her for many years?
(a) Sally.
(b) Septimus.
(c) Richard.
(d) Clarissa.

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

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

10. What does Peter think when he hears a siren of the ambulance?
(a) The time he was taken to the hospital by an ambulance.
(b) What might have happened to the person in the ambulance.
(c) He doesn't hear a siren.
(d) If it is an ambulance or police siren.

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

12. According to Sir William, "The people we are most fond of are not good for us when we are ____________."
(a) broke.
(b) lost.
(c) happy.
(d) ill.

13. What does Clarissa make fun of regarding Mill Kilman?
(a) Her height.
(b) Her red hair.
(c) Her stuttering.
(d) Her piety.

14. What does the woman in #76 ask for?
(a) Coat.
(b) Boots.
(c) Coppers.
(d) Food.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How often did Dr. Holmes visit Septimus?

2. What is Peter's perception of Clarissa after he leaves her house?

3. What does Richard buy or his wife?

4. Where does Peter stroll after he leaves Clarissa's house?

5. To which author's work did Septimus want to introduce Rezia?

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