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Short Answer Key

Act 1 Scene 1

1. Where does Scene 1 take place?

The back porch of a house in Chicago

2. What is Catherine's relation to Robert?

She is his daughter.

3. What does Robert get Catherine for her birthday?

Champagne.

4. How old is Catherine turning?

Twenty-five.

5. Where does Claire live?

New York.

6. How is Claire related to Catherine?

She is Catherine's sister.

7. What was Robert's occupation?

A mathematician and teacher at the University of Chicago.

8. How many days has Catherine "lost"?

Thirty-three.

9. How old was Robert when his illness began?

Twenty-three or twenty-four.

10. In her conversation with Robert, why is Catherine worried?

She thinks she may inherit the same illness as her father.

11. What time of day does Catherine's conversation with Robert occur?

Between 12:00AM and 1:00AM.

12. How did Robert die?

Heart failure.

13. Who interrupts Catherine and...
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