1. Has Hal found anything coherent in the notebooks as of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) No, the only lucid notebook is the one he tried to give to Catherine on her birthday.
(b) Yes, he has found something profound in almost every notebook.
(c) No, but he is not really reading the notebooks anyway--he just wants to go to band practice.
(d) Yes, he has already made off with ten notebooks and is planning to write a book.

2. Why is Claire confused about Catherine's relationship to Hal?
(a) Because she does not know if they were partying together, if he was an intruder, or if he only exists in Catherine's mind.
(b) Because Hal and Catherine were engaged to be married.
(c) Because prior to this incident, she knows Catherine and Hal were the best of friends.
(d) Because Hal and Robert are friends, but not Hal and Catherine.

3. What was Hal's state of mind when he met Catherine four years ago?
(a) Confused; he did not have any idea who she was.
(b) Nervous; he was dropping off his thesis for her father to check.
(c) Happy; he'd specifically set up the meeting to talk to her.
(d) Angry; he's hoped to meet Robert alone.

4. Why does Hal say some of the older mathematicians use amphetamines?
(a) They think they need the drugs to stay sharp; math is a young man's game.
(b) They are the easiest drugs to attain on the college campus.
(c) They are bored with being brilliant and have nothing better to do.
(d) They are insecure and trying to fit in with the other mathematicians.

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