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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1 Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Hal and Robert are friends, but not Hal and Catherine.
(d) Because prior to this incident, she knows Catherine and Hal were the best of friends.

2. What does Robert get Catherine for her birthday?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Champagne.
(c) A puppy.
(d) Wine.

3. What does Claire want Catherine to do?
(a) Go back to school in Chicago.
(b) Go back to bed and rest.
(c) Move to New York, where Claire can keep an eye on her.
(d) Stay in the house where she and Robert lived.

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

5. Where does Scene 1 take place?
(a) The back porch of a house in New York
(b) The back porch of a house in Chicago
(c) The basement of a house in New York
(d) The basement of a house in Chicago

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Catherine turning?

2. What is Hal's full name?

3. Why is Hal unhappy with his own work?

4. What is Claire's relationship to Catherine?

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

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