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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2 Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Catherine want Hal to take the notebook?
(a) She is upset that he does not believe her, and thinks he will try to steal her proof.
(b) She is in love with him and does not want him to leave at all, ever again.
(c) She is in love with him, but angry that is is trying to steal Claire's proof.
(d) She is upset that he is trying to claim Robert's proof as his own.

2. Who interrupts Catherine and Robert's conversation?
(a) A passerby.
(b) Hal.
(c) Claire.
(d) A stray dog.

3. Whose handwriting does Claire think the proof is written in?
(a) Her own handwriting.
(b) Catherine's handwriting.
(c) Hal' handwriting.
(d) Robert's handwriting.

4. Why is Hal skeptical about Catherine's claim?
(a) He thinks Robert may have written the groundbreaking proof, then later explained it to Catherine.
(b) He thinks Catherine is just trying to impress him because they spend the night together.
(c) Robert told him all about the proof before his death.
(d) He has already written the proof, and wonders how she stole his idea.

5. Why is Claire selling the house?
(a) She cannot think of anything else to do with it.
(b) She hates the house and always has.
(c) She has no regard for anything but money.
(d) She wants to help Catherine, and feels this is the only way.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Claire want to do after the funeral?

2. What does Claire think of Hal when Catherine first tries to explain the events of the previous night?

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

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

5. What was Robert secretly terrified of, in regards to his career?

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