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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. Who thinks Robert should have been put in professional care?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Claire.
(c) Hal.
(d) Robert.

2. What has Claire given Catherine to wear to the funeral?
(a) A hat.
(b) A dress.
(c) A ring.
(d) A suit.

3. Why does Claire resent mathematicians?
(a) She is jealous of mathematicians' talent, and wishes she could be a mathematician herself.
(b) She is a writer, and believes the arts are more important than sciences.
(c) She feels that mathematicians do not think their actions through.
(d) She is a physicist, and the resent between the two professions runs deep.

4. What does Catherine try to destroy at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) She tries to detroy the house.
(b) She tries to destroy her relationship with Robert.
(c) She tries to destroy her relationship with Claire.
(d) She tries to destroy the notebook.

5. How does Hal want to check the proof?
(a) He wants to present the proof as evidence in the pending trial over its authorship.
(b) He wants Catherine to recite it to him from memory.
(c) He wants to take it to some mathematicians at the university who are all familiar with Robert and his work.
(d) He wants to sit down with Robert and have a heart to heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Is Catherine pleased that Hal kisses her?

2. What does Claire think of Hal when Catherine first tries to explain the events of the previous night?

3. Why does Claire give the object to Hal?

4. Where does Claire live?

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

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