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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the source of Stephen's emotional difficulties?
(a) His mother's death.
(b) A divorce.
(c) A business failure.
(d) The war.

2. What mode of transportation does Elizabeth take to get home?
(a) Bicycle.
(b) Subway.
(c) Cab.
(d) Omnibus.

3. What alarmed Dr. Holmes about Septimus' condition?
(a) His lack of memory.
(b) His wheezing.
(c) His nosebleeds.
(d) His talking about death.

4. What was Dr. Holmes' diagnosis of Septimus?
(a) He has food allergies.
(b) He has a speech impediment.
(c) He couldn't find anything wrong with him.
(d) He has a compromised immune system.

5. Septimus thinks the hat Rezia works on looks like it is fit for whom?
(a) A bishop.
(b) An organ grinder's monkey.
(c) A cowboy.
(d) A policeman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Richard show his love for Clarissa?

2. How does Clarissa respond to what Richard tells her about his work?

3. What does the clerk give to Peter when he returns to his hotel?

4. Why does Rezia decide to hide Septimus' papers?

5. Which of the following does NOT describe Septimus as he was when he met Rezia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What hope does Rezia hold out for regarding the appointment with Sir William Bradshaw?

2. What is the strained relationship between Miss Kilman and Clarissa?

3. What does Rezia write down as Septimus talks while lying on the sofa?

4. As Peter strolls in the park, what is he certain of regarding Clarissa even though she had seemed cold to him?

5. Why does Richard buy Clarissa flowers after Hugh buys his wife jewelry?

6. From what emotional problem is Septimus suffering?

7. What happens when Rezia and Septimus laugh about the hat for Mrs. Peters that makes Rezia believe that perhaps Septimus is coming back?

8. What is Septimus' state of mind as he lies on the sofa in the sitting room?

9. What had happened to Septimus during and after the war?

10. Describe Septimus' first appointment with Sir William and what does Sir William think about Septimus' condition?

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