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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. When does Hal arrive in the scene?
(a) He arrives in the beginning.
(b) He arrives in the end.
(c) He never actually enters in the scene.
(d) He arrives in the middle.

2. What fields did Robert, in his younger days, make significant contributions to, according to Hal?
(a) Contemporary american fiction, contemporary satire, and poetry.
(b) Weapons research, triangulation theory, and international politics.
(c) Game theory, algebraic geometry, and nonlinear operator theory.
(d) Biochemistry, zoology, and entomology.

3. Where did Catherine get the dress she wore to the funeral?
(a) She already had it.
(b) Hal gave it to her.
(c) Robert gave it to her.
(d) Claire gave it to her.

4. What is Claire's relationship to Catherine?
(a) She is the housekeeper.
(b) She is Catherine's sister.
(c) She is Catherine's mother.
(d) She is Catherine's best friend.

5. Has Hal found anything coherent in the notebooks as of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) No, but he is not really reading the notebooks anyway--he just wants to go to band practice.
(b) No, the only lucid notebook is the one he tried to give to Catherine on her birthday.
(c) Yes, he has already made off with ten notebooks and is planning to write a book.
(d) Yes, he has found something profound in almost every notebook.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Hal hesitant after Catherine asks him about sex at the Conference?

2. What is Catherine's relation to Robert?

3. How many notebooks did Robert leave behind?

4. What organic chemical(s) is contained in the beauty product Claire wishes Catherine to try?

5. What were the police told when they responded to Catherine's 9-1-1 call?

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