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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. When does Act 2, Scene 3 take place?
(a) The day of Act 1, Scene 1.
(b) The day after Act 2, Scene 2.
(c) The day before Act 2, Scene 2.
(d) The day of Act 2, Scene 2.

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

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

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 the easiest drugs to attain on the college campus.
(c) They are insecure and trying to fit in with the other mathematicians.
(d) They are bored with being brilliant and have nothing better to do.

5. Why does Claire give the object to Hal?
(a) She is hiding the object from Robert.
(b) She thinks someone needs to find out what is in it.
(c) She wants to sabotage Catherine.
(d) She is trying to win his love.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Catherine reveal she is going to school?

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

4. Who is Sophie Germain?

5. What does Catherine request for dinner?

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