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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lady Croom objects to Septimus' love letter because _________________________.
(a) He has written other women love letters as well.
(b) He has written the exact same letter to Mrs. Chater.
(c) He has had an affair with Mrs. Chater.
(d) The letter is badly written.

2. Why does Bernard think Byron engaged in a duel at Sidley Park?
(a) He has discovered Byron's journal from the days he spent at Sidley Park.
(b) He has discovered that Byron left England in a hurry.
(c) He has discovered Septimus' letters in The Couch of Eros.
(d) He has discovered that Byron later married Mrs. Chater.

3. Who seems particularly offended by Septimus' dalliance with Mrs. Chater?
(a) Jellaby.
(b) Lord Croom.
(c) Brice.
(d) Noakes.

4. Septimus' reply to the letter is _____________________________.
(a) That he needs time to consider Chater's challenge.
(b) That he is unable to meet with Chater that day.
(c) That he will meet Chater after he is done teaching.
(d) That he will not dignify Chater with a response.

5. Where is the proof that Byron was at Sidley Park in 1809?
(a) The proof is in the letter Hannah finds.
(b) the prrof is in Lady Croom's journal.
(c) The proof is in a game book that records him shooting a hare.
(d) The proof is in Bernard's book on Byron.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has gone by morning?

2. What is Hannah reading at the beginning of the scene?

3. Why does Septimus describe Noakes as the serpent in the garden?

4. Where does the play take place?

5. At the start of the scene, Bernard is _____________________.

(see the answer key)

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