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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. Who apologizes to whom about the events from the night before? (i.e., the fight, the 9-1-1 call, and the attempted theft)?
(a) Hal apologizes to Catherine--he should not have tried to take the notebook.
(b) They apologize to each other--they both handled the situation poorly.
(c) Catherine apologizes to Hal--she should not have called the police.
(d) No one apologizes--they are still in a fight.

2. Why has Claire delayed her flight back home?
(a) She has delayed her flight because she and Mitch had a fight.
(b) She has delayed her flight because Catherine will not eat, talk, or get out of bed.
(c) She has delayed her flight because she is writing her own proof to rival the one in the notebook.
(d) She has delayed her flight because she no longer wants to return to New York.

3. What does Robert begin to write at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) He begins to write his last will and testament.
(b) He begins to write the journal entry that Hal tries to give to Catherine.
(c) He begins to write the proof that Hal discovers.
(d) He begins to write his edits for Hal's thesis.

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

5. What does Claire do for a living?
(a) She is an actuary.
(b) She is a currency analyst.
(c) She is a financial advisor.
(d) She is a teacher.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What mathematical principle is associated with Sophie Germain?

3. What does Hal do after Catherine quotes Gauss' letter to Sophie Germain?

4. Why is Hal huffy when Claire guesses why he has come to the house?

5. How many people are left at the party?

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