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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. Who is onstage when the scene begins?
(a) Hannah.
(b) Thomasina.
(c) Lady Croom.
(d) Chloe.

2. What does Gus bring Hannah?
(a) A turtle.
(b) A book.
(c) An apple.
(d) A theodolite.

3. Why does Valentine suggest Bernard should hide his car?
(a) Lord Croom would not allow guests who did not ride bicycles.
(b) Lord Croom would not allow guests with Japanese cars.
(c) Lord Croom would not allow guests who did not drive carriages.
(d) Lord Croom would not allow guests who drove foreign cars.

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

5. How does Thomasina's mathematical process differ from Valentine's?
(a) Thomasina uses calculus; Valentine uses algebra
(b) Thomasina begins with the equation; Valentine begins with data
(c) Thomasina is interested in art; Valentine is interested in science
(d) Thomasina's math is emotional; Valentine's math is analytical

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who enters the scene uninvited?

3. How does Bernard first mislead Hannah?

4. Who is Lady Croom in love with, according to Thomasina?

5. Thomasina does not discover that Septimus was found with Mrs. Chater because_____________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Chater's character.

2. What question does Bernard repeatedly ask throughout his reading?

3. What effect does Hannah's discovery about Chater have on Bernard's article?

4. What is Thomasina's major objection to Cleopatra's obsession with love and sex?

5. Why does Bernard cover his face before the photograph is taken for the newspaper?

6. What is Bernard's objection to Valentine's assertion that knowledge is all that matters?

7. Why does Thomasina suggest Septimus is churlish with her?

8. What major change has occurred since Septimus left the house the previous evening?

9. What events or ideas contribute to the humorous tone of the first scene?

10. What has Hannah found in a letter?

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