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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound occurs in this part of the scene?
(a) A steam engine.
(b) A train's whistle.
(c) A dog howling.
(d) A dog barking.

2. At the start of the scene, Bernard is _____________________.
(a) Reading his manuscript.
(b) Reading Hannah's manuscript.
(c) Reading Lady Croom's letters.
(d) Reading Byron's journal.

3. Why does Hannah slap Bernard?
(a) She misunderstands a statement he makes.
(b) He insults her research.
(c) He proposes she leave with him.
(d) He insults Chloe.

4. What assignment does Septimus give Thomasina?
(a) He wants her to explain Newton's theories.
(b) He wants her to explain her drawing of him and Plautus.
(c) He wants her to explain Determinism.
(d) He wants her to explain her diagram of heat exchange.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Chater actually die?

2. Why does Hannah encourage Valentine to continue working on his own equations?

3. What is the only science God has seen fit to bestow on man, according to Septimus?

4. What does Lady Croom ask Jellaby to bring her?

5. Why is Lady Croom upset with Byron?

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