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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. What is the lighting cue at the end of the scene?
(a) Lights to full.
(b) Blackout.
(c) Fade.
(d) Lights to half.

2. What does Catherine request for dinner?
(a) Chicken, fine wine, and celery.
(b) Salad, margaritas, and cake.
(c) Steak, cheap beer, and potatoes.
(d) Soup, bread, and irish coffee.

3. How many people are left at the party?
(a) 40 people, all mathematicians.
(b) 10 people, all Claire's friends.
(c) 20 people, all Catherine's friends.
(d) No one--they all left right after the funeral.

4. Why does Hal say some of the older mathematicians use amphetamines?
(a) They think they need the drugs to stay sharp; math is a young man's game.
(b) They are insecure and trying to fit in with the other mathematicians.
(c) They are the easiest drugs to attain on the college campus.
(d) They are bored with being brilliant and have nothing better to do.

5. Where does Robert joke that Chicago beer comes from?
(a) New York City.
(b) Underground.
(c) Lake Michigan.
(d) A secret brewery.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the scene, what does Hal bring for Catherine to drink?

2. What was Hal's state of mind when he met Catherine four years ago?

3. What is the date in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. Whose idea was it to have the band play at the house after the funeral?

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

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