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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 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 visit Catherine in Chicago.
(d) She agrees to let him call Catherine in Chicago.

2. According to Robert, if the thesis "feels done," then...
(a) It should be put down for a month and then rechecked.
(b) It should be published right away.
(c) It is done! Congratulations.
(d) There are major errors.

3. Where did Hal go to the mathematician conference?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Miami.
(c) Toronto.
(d) New York.

4. 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 of Act 2, Scene 2.
(d) The day before Act 2, Scene 2.

5. What mathematical principle is associated with Sophie Germain?
(a) Germain Primes.
(b) Germain Quarters.
(c) Germain Angles.
(d) Germain Algebra.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far behind in school is Catherine, according to Robert?

2. Why has Claire delayed her flight back home?

3. Where does Robert joke that Chicago beer comes from?

4. According to Hal, what happens when a mathematician turns fifty?

5. How much of Robert's ability does Claire think Catherine has inherited?

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