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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. How does Catherine treat the police officers?
(a) She is very timid and quiet.
(b) She is extremely polite.
(c) She is outgoing and inviting.
(d) She is rude and borderline abusive.

2. How many notebooks did Robert leave behind?
(a) 103.
(b) 99.
(c) 301.
(d) 200.

3. How does Catherine take her coffee?
(a) With only sugar.
(b) With sugar and cream.
(c) Black.
(d) With only cream.

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

5. What is Imaginary Number, or i?
(a) A song of Hal's band's that consists of three minutes of silence.
(b) A theory of Robert's before his death.
(c) Catherine's favorite cereal.
(d) A theory of Hal's on which he is writing a paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Hal at the house in Scene 1?

2. How does Catherine know about Sophie Germain?

3. How many days has Catherine "lost"?

4. Why is Claire concerned after speaking with the policemen?

5. What is Catherine's relation to Robert?

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