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

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

3. What does Robert love about bookstores in September?
(a) He loves how precisely and quickly students find the books they are looking for.
(b) The smell of coffee that wafts outside.
(c) He loves watching the students browsing throughout an afternoon.
(d) He loves how empty the bookstores are.

4. Why is Hal at the house in Scene 1?
(a) He has been working on a math problem.
(b) He has been going through Robert's notebooks.
(c) He has been going on dates with Catherine.
(d) He has been fixing the heating system.

5. What mathematical principle is associated with Sophie Germain?
(a) Germain Primes.
(b) Germain Angles.
(c) Germain Algebra.
(d) Germain Quarters.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days has Catherine "lost"?

2. According to Robert, if the thesis "feels done," then...

3. What has Catherine missed to come back to the house?

4. When Claire asks Catherine to recite the proof, how does Catherine reply?

5. When does the first scene on Act 2 take place?

(see the answer key)

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