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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. What is Hal carrying when he enters?
(a) A bouquet of flowers and a card.
(b) A laptop computer.
(c) A backpack and a folded jacket.
(d) A briefcase and a parka.

2. Why did Robert keep requesting that Catherine check out library books for him?
(a) He thought that aliens were sending him messages through the Dewey decimal system and was working out the code.
(b) He was building a large model out of library books in his office.
(c) He had a goal to read every single book in the library.
(d) He had a vendetta against the library and wanted to take as many books as possible.

3. What has become Claire's fiance's new hobby?
(a) Miniature ship building.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Knitting.
(d) Model airplane making.

4. Where does Catherine tell Claire to look for proof that Hal is real?
(a) In the sky.
(b) In the paper.
(c) In the closet.
(d) In the upstaris bedroom.

5. Who is Sophie Germain?
(a) A woman who published great mathematical works under a pseudonym during the French Revolution.
(b) A woman who teaches at the University of Chicago and was very close to Robert.
(c) A woman Catherine previously thought was her mother.
(d) A woman whose husband stole her ideas and published her work under his name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Claire doing with the house?

2. Whose idea was it to have the band play at the house after the funeral?

3. How many notebooks did Robert leave behind?

4. How old was Robert when his illness began?

5. How many days has Catherine "lost"?

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