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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. Where did Catherine get the dress she wore to the funeral?
(a) Claire gave it to her.
(b) Robert gave it to her.
(c) Hal gave it to her.
(d) She already had it.

2. What does Claire think of Hal when Catherine first tries to explain the events of the previous night?
(a) She thinks Catherine may be in a fight with him.
(b) She thinks Catherine may have imagined him.
(c) She thinks Hal is a delinquent.
(d) She thinks Hal sounds lovely, and hopes Catherine will want to have a double wedding.

3. What is Claire doing with the house?
(a) She and her fiance are moving into it.
(b) She is burning it down.
(c) She is fixing it up for Catherine.
(d) She is selling it to the University.

4. Besides apartments, what other facilities has Claire scouted for Catherine?
(a) Mental health centers.
(b) YMCAs.
(c) Childcare centers.
(d) Theaters.

5. 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) No, but he is not really reading the notebooks anyway--he just wants to go to band practice.
(c) Yes, he has already made off with ten notebooks and is planning to write a book.
(d) Yes, he has found something profound in almost every notebook.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Hal hesitant after Catherine asks him about sex at the Conference?

2. How many people are left at the party?

3. What was Claire trying to do in her conversation with Catherine?

4. What does Hal do after Catherine quotes Gauss' letter to Sophie Germain?

5. Why is Hal able to put the notebooks in order?

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