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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. Who thinks Robert should have been put in professional care?
(a) Claire.
(b) Robert.
(c) Hal.
(d) Catherine.

2. What is Claire's relationship to Catherine?
(a) She is Catherine's best friend.
(b) She is the housekeeper.
(c) She is Catherine's sister.
(d) She is Catherine's mother.

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

4. What did Catherine think of Hal the first time they met?
(a) She thought he was terribly boring.
(b) She thought she loved him.
(c) She thought he talked too much.
(d) She thought he was not boring.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What name does Claire call Catherine by?

3. According to Hal, what happens when a mathematician turns fifty?

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

5. Why is Claire in town?

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