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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Septimus claim he had an affair with Mrs. Chater?
(a) Because he needed a substitute for Lady Croom.
(b) Because he wanted to have revenge on Mr. Brice.
(c) Because he wanted to have revenge on Mr. Chater.
(d) Because he needed a substitute for Thomasina.

2. Hannah continues to question Bernard's theory about Byron because ___________________.
(a) He has no proof.
(b) He is a sexist.
(c) He will not concede any of her points.
(d) He has questioned her research.

3. What is unusual about the staging in this scene?
(a) The modern characters are interacting with the period characters.
(b) The modern and period characters appear simultaneously.
(c) The period characters are wearing modern clothing.
(d) The modern characters do not speak.

4. How has Lady Croom punished her brother for choosing his acquaintances unwisely?
(a) Disownment.
(b) Banishment.
(c) Abandonment.
(d) Disappointment.

5. What does Hannah propose to do with the new information?
(a) Write a letter demanding an apology from Bernard.
(b) Write a letter in support of Bernard.
(c) Write a letter refuting Bernard's article.
(d) Write a letter apologizing to Bernard.

6. Hannah leaves because ____________________________.
(a) She has found proof to support Bernard's claim.
(b) She has found proof of Lady Croom's affair with Byron.
(c) She has found proof to refute Bernard's claim.
(d) She had found proof that Septimus was the hermit.

7. What is Septimus doing while the others sleep?
(a) He is reading Chater's poetry.
(b) He is reading Byron's poetry.
(c) He is reading Thomasina's essay.
(d) He is reading Noakes' garden plans.

8. Why does Brice bring Chater to the West Indies?
(a) So he can avoid a duel with Septimus.
(b) So he can be sure Chater is killed.
(c) So he can have an affair with Mrs. Chater.
(d) So he can avoid a duel with Chater.

9. Bernard and Chloe ________________________.
(a) Were caught falsifying his research.
(b) Were caught together by Chloe's mother.
(c) Were caught together by Chloe's father.
(d) Were caught leaving together.

10. Valentine is _____________.
(a) Drunk.
(b) Rude.
(c) Angry.
(d) High.

11. What can't Noakes provide for the garden?
(a) Rocks for the cliff.
(b) A hermit for the hermitage.
(c) Water for the waterfall.
(d) Flowers for the flowerbed.

12. Why is Lady Croom upset with Septimus?
(a) Because he has written a bad review of Chater's poem.
(b) Because he has written her a love letter in the event of his death.
(c) Because he has written a bad review of Byron's poem.
(d) Because he has written Thomasina a love letter in the event of his death.

13. What is Valentine working on at the beginning of this scene?
(a) Pushing Thomasina's equations through his computer
(b) Planning his proposal to Hannah
(c) Looking through the game book for information on Grouses
(d) Writing a letter to the editor protesting Bernard's findings

14. What is Thomasina wearing when she enters?
(a) Modern clothing.
(b) A nightgown.
(c) Travelling clothes.
(d) Regency clothing.

15. Why is Lady Croom upset with Byron?
(a) She caught Thomasina leaving his room.
(b) She caught Byron leaving Mrs. Chater's room.
(c) She caught Byron leaving Thomasina's room.
(d) She caught Mrs. Chater leaving his room.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lady Croom objects to Septimus' love letter because _________________________.

2. According to Lady Croom, who is in love with Mrs. Chater?

3. Why are the modern characters wearing period clothes in this scene?

4. What is Bernard's response to Hannah's statement that she has a theory but cannot prove it?

5. What secret does Augustus know about Thomasina?

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