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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the difficulty with Thomasina's diagram?

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

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

4. Bernard refutes Hannah's suggestions about the events of the past by telling her ___________________.

5. Bernard calls Hannah's first book _________________.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What forms of deception take place in Stoppard's play? Using examples of deception from the play, write an essay in determine the effect deception has on people, events, and ideas in Sidley Park.

Essay Topic 2

George Jean Nathan once remarked, "Common sense, in so far as it exists, is all for the bourgeoisie. Nonsense is the privilege of the aristocracy. The worries of the world are for the common people." Consider the role of wealth and privilege in Stoppard's play and then defend, refute, or qualify Nathan's quote as it applies to the text.

Essay Topic 3

What do Stoppard's characters have to say about love and sex in his play? Using any one character's dialogue as support, write an essay in which you identify Stoppard's messages about love and sex.

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