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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 is Claire related to Catherine?
(a) She is Catherine's mother.
(b) She is Catherine's aunt.
(c) She is Catherine's cousin.
(d) She is Catherine's sister.

2. Why is Catherine upset with Claire at the end of Scene 2?
(a) She despises the coffee that Claire has made.
(b) She is angry that Claire has borrowed her clothes.
(c) She is jealous that Claire is getting married.
(d) She resents Claire swooping in and trying to take care of her.

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

4. How does Catherine know about Sophie Germain?
(a) Robert gave her a book about the woman.
(b) They know each other personally and have been friends for years.
(c) She was one of Catherine's teachers.
(d) She learned about her in a college course.

5. What does Claire think Hal is to Catherine?
(a) She thinks he is a police officer.
(b) She thinks he is her best friend.
(c) She thinks he is her boyfriend.
(d) She thinks he is her professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Robert keep requesting that Catherine check out library books for him?

2. What was Hal's state of mind when he met Catherine four years ago?

3. What fields did Robert, in his younger days, make significant contributions to, according to Hal?

4. Where does Scene 1 take place?

5. What is the lighting direction at the end of the scene?

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