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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. What is Hal's excuse for kissing Catherine?
(a) He thinks she owes him since he plays in the band.
(b) He thought she was Claire.
(c) He's a little drunk.
(d) He has been in love with her for four years.

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

3. Why is Hal at the house in Scene 1?
(a) He has been fixing the heating system.
(b) He has been working on a math problem.
(c) He has been going through Robert's notebooks.
(d) He has been going on dates with Catherine.

4. What does Claire want to do after the funeral?
(a) She wants to go straight to New York.
(b) She wants to have a quiet evening at home, just she and Catherine.
(c) She wants to have people over to the house.
(d) She wants to go straight to Boston.

5. What was Robert's occupation?
(a) A salesman in Boston.
(b) A mathematician and teacher at the University of Chicago.
(c) A physicist at New York University.
(d) A plumber and handyman in Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Claire given Catherine to wear to the funeral?

2. Why is Claire confused about Catherine's relationship to Hal?

3. Where does Claire live?

4. How old is Catherine turning?

5. How did Robert die?

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