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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2 Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hal do after Catherine quotes Gauss' letter to Sophie Germain?
(a) He throws down his beer in anger.
(b) He kisses her.
(c) He exits.
(d) He laughs at her.

2. Whose handwriting does Claire think the proof is written in?
(a) Robert's handwriting.
(b) Catherine's handwriting.
(c) Her own handwriting.
(d) Hal' handwriting.

3. Robert says he feels like no time has passed since he was...
(a) Twenty-one.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Thirty-five.
(d) A child.

4. What is Claire's finance's name?
(a) Hal.
(b) Kenny.
(c) Mitch.
(d) Robert.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Catherine think of Hal the first time they met?

2. In her conversation with Robert, why is Catherine worried?

3. What does Robert compare his creativity to?

4. Why does Hal attempt to steal the notebook?

5. Who does Hal encounter when he comes back to the house?

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