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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2 Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose idea was it to have the band play at the house after the funeral?
(a) Robert's idea.
(b) Claire's idea.
(c) Catherine's idea.
(d) Hal's idea.

2. Where did Hal go to the mathematician conference?
(a) Miami.
(b) Toronto.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York.

3. Does Hal think he can help Catherine?
(a) Yes, he thinks she is tough and should have a say in whether she stays or goes.
(b) Yes, he thinks he will take care of her when she moves in with him.
(c) No, he thinks only Robert can help Catherine now.
(d) No, he thinks she is completely fragile and Clare should take care of her.

4. Where did Catherine get the dress she wore to the funeral?
(a) She already had it.
(b) Hal gave it to her.
(c) Robert gave it to her.
(d) Claire gave it to her.

5. Has Hal found anything coherent in the notebooks as of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Yes, he has found something profound in almost every notebook.
(b) No, but he is not really reading the notebooks anyway--he just wants to go to band practice.
(c) No, the only lucid notebook is the one he tried to give to Catherine on her birthday.
(d) Yes, he has already made off with ten notebooks and is planning to write a book.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far behind in school is Catherine, according to Robert?

2. Who or what interrupts Catherine and Robert's argument?

3. According to the letter Catherine has memorized, is Gauss pleased to discover the letters he has received are from a woman?

4. What is she paying for tuition?

5. According to Hal, what happens when a mathematician turns fifty?

(see the answer key)

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