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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. What has Claire given Catherine to wear to the funeral?
(a) A hat.
(b) A suit.
(c) A dress.
(d) A ring.

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

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

6. What organic chemical(s) is contained in the beauty product Claire wishes Catherine to try?
(a) Vitamins and minerals.
(b) Jojaba.
(c) Green tea extract.
(d) Honey.

7. What does Hal discover in the notebook?
(a) A short story.
(b) A theory of physics.
(c) A proof.
(d) A painting.

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

9. How do Catherine and Hal feel at the top of the scene?
(a) Neither of them remember what happened last night.
(b) Awkward toward each other.
(c) They absolutely despise each other.
(d) Very happy with each other and planning a wedding.

10. When does Hal arrive in the scene?
(a) He arrives in the beginning.
(b) He arrives in the end.
(c) He never actually enters in the scene.
(d) He arrives in the middle.

11. What is the proof?
(a) A mathematical theorem about geometry.
(b) A mathematical theorem about prime numbers.
(c) Evidence in a criminal case involving Catherine.
(d) Evidence in a criminal case involving Robert.

12. What does Claire make Catherine for breakfast?
(a) Bacon and eggs.
(b) Cereal.
(c) Nothing; as far as she is concerned, Catherine can make her own breakfast.
(d) Bagels, fruit, and coffee.

13. What does Claire think of Hal when Catherine first tries to explain the events of the previous night?
(a) She thinks Hal sounds lovely, and hopes Catherine will want to have a double wedding.
(b) She thinks Catherine may be in a fight with him.
(c) She thinks Hal is a delinquent.
(d) She thinks Catherine may have imagined him.

14. According to Hal, what happens when a mathematician turns fifty?
(a) They may experience concentration problems.
(b) Their ideas are published in prestigious math magazines.
(c) Their career is over; they may as well teach high school.
(d) They are at their creative peak.

15. What name does Claire call Catherine by?
(a) Cate.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Katie.
(d) Cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the letter Catherine has memorized, is Gauss pleased to discover the letters he has received are from a woman?

2. What mathematical principle is associated with Sophie Germain?

3. Where did Hal go to the mathematician conference?

4. What was Hal's state of mind when he met Catherine four years ago?

5. What is Claire doing with the house?

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