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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Thomasina turn to Septimus for answers about sex?
(a) Septimus is her brother.
(b) Septimus never tries to deceive anyone.
(c) Septimus is her tutor.
(d) Septimus is honorable and chaste.

2. Septimus claims he will not fight Chater because __________________________.
(a) He will not shoot a first rank poet.
(b) He will not shoot a guest of Lady Croom's.
(c) He will not shoot a man whose wife has cuckolded him.
(d) He will not shoot a religious man.

3. Brice claims that as a tutor, Septimus must __________________________.
(a) Ignore Thomasina's requests for information.
(b) Guard Thomasina from gossip.
(c) Inform Thomasina thoroughly in every matter.
(d) Keep Thomasina in ignorance of certain matters.

4. Thomasina's discussion of rice pudding proves, in her words, that _______________________.
(a) You can't always get what you want.
(b) You cannot separate things permanently.
(c) You cannot create chaos from order.
(d) You cannot stir things apart.

5. Thomasina describes the hermit in her drawing to _____________________.
(a) The Baptist in the wilderness.
(b) The man in the moon.
(c) The babe in the woods.
(d) The ghost in the machine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Septimus describes carnal embrace as _______________________.

2. Where does Septimus place his letter after he has read it?

3. What sound interrupts Lady Croom's conversation?

4. Thomasina is supposed to be studying

5. In what year does the play begin?

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