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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1 Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Robert get Catherine for her birthday?
(a) Champagne.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Wine.
(d) A puppy.

2. In her conversation with Robert, why is Catherine worried?
(a) She has lost her drivers' license.
(b) She thinks she may inherit the same illness as her father.
(c) She thinks her mortgage payment may be overdue.
(d) She thinks she heard an intruder.

3. Where does Scene 1 take place?
(a) The back porch of a house in New York
(b) The back porch of a house in Chicago
(c) The basement of a house in Chicago
(d) The basement of a house in New York

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

5. What was Hal's state of mind when he met Catherine four years ago?
(a) Nervous; he was dropping off his thesis for her father to check.
(b) Confused; he did not have any idea who she was.
(c) Happy; he'd specifically set up the meeting to talk to her.
(d) Angry; he's hoped to meet Robert alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Robert die?

2. Has Hal found anything coherent in the notebooks as of Act 1, Scene 3?

3. Why is Catherine upset with Claire at the end of Scene 2?

4. What instrument does Hal play?

5. What is Hal's excuse for kissing Catherine?

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