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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 Claire want Catherine to stay, instead of coming back to the house to care for Robert?
(a) In New York City.
(b) In her marriage.
(c) In school.
(d) In the mental facility.

2. What is happening in the house after the funeral?
(a) A party.
(b) A press conference.
(c) A poetry reading.
(d) An auction.

3. What was Claire trying to do in her conversation with Catherine?
(a) She was trying to figure out if Hal was taken or not.
(b) She was trying to figure out if Robert was alive.
(c) She was trying to make decisions, not start an argument.
(d) She was trying to commit Catherine to a hospital.

4. Whose idea was it to have the band play at the house after the funeral?
(a) Catherine's idea.
(b) Claire's idea.
(c) Robert's idea.
(d) Hal's idea.

5. What does Claire fear about Catherine?
(a) She fears Catherine's brute strength, because they have fought many times before.
(b) She fears that Catherine will move to New York City.
(c) She fears that Catherine is talented, but tends toward instability like Robert.
(d) She fears that Catherine will run away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Catherine get the dress she wore to the funeral?

2. Where does Hal find the notebook?

3. How is Claire related to Catherine?

4. At the beginning of the scene, what does Hal bring for Catherine to drink?

5. Why is Hal unhappy with his own work?

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