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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. Does Hal go with them to dinner?
(a) No, he needs to take his thesis back and work on it.
(b) No, he can't, he has plans.
(c) Yes, but he is uncomfortable and leaves before dinner arrives.
(d) Yes, they have a lovely time.

2. What is happening in the house after the funeral?
(a) A poetry reading.
(b) A press conference.
(c) An auction.
(d) A party.

3. Who or what interrupts Catherine and Robert's argument?
(a) Mitch.
(b) Hal.
(c) A phone call.
(d) Claire.

4. What does Claire concede to Hal at the end of their conversation?
(a) She agress to let him visit Catherine in New York.
(b) She agrees to let him call Catherine in New York.
(c) She agrees to let him call Catherine in Chicago.
(d) She agrees to let him visit Catherine in Chicago.

5. What did Catherine think of Hal the first time they met?
(a) She thought he talked too much.
(b) She thought he was terribly boring.
(c) She thought she loved him.
(d) She thought he was not boring.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Robert, if the thesis "feels done," then...

2. Why does Claire resent mathematicians?

3. Is Catherine pleased that Hal kisses her?

4. Does Hal think he took advantage of Catherine by sleeping with her?

5. Why does Hal say some of the older mathematicians use amphetamines?

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