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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What fields did Robert, in his younger days, make significant contributions to, according to Hal?
(a) Contemporary american fiction, contemporary satire, and poetry.
(b) Game theory, algebraic geometry, and nonlinear operator theory.
(c) Weapons research, triangulation theory, and international politics.
(d) Biochemistry, zoology, and entomology.

3. What is Claire's finance's name?
(a) Robert.
(b) Kenny.
(c) Mitch.
(d) Hal.

4. Why is Hal hesitant after Catherine asks him about sex at the Conference?
(a) He is not sure if she likes him, and plans to give her a lie detector test to find out.
(b) He is not sure that she is flirting with him, and does not want to make a bad impression.
(c) He dislikes her and is thinking of a way to leave.
(d) He dislikes her and does not want to talk about sex.

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

6. Who apologizes to whom about the events from the night before? (i.e., the fight, the 9-1-1 call, and the attempted theft)?
(a) Catherine apologizes to Hal--she should not have called the police.
(b) Hal apologizes to Catherine--he should not have tried to take the notebook.
(c) They apologize to each other--they both handled the situation poorly.
(d) No one apologizes--they are still in a fight.

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

8. What time of day does Catherine's conversation with Robert occur?
(a) Between 12:00AM and 1:00AM.
(b) Between 2:00PM and 3:00PM.
(c) Between 9:00PM and 10:00PM.
(d) Between 7:00AM and 8:00AM.

9. What does Catherine give to Hal?
(a) A backpack filled with notebooks.
(b) A cup of coffee meant for Claire.
(c) A key to the bottom drawer of the desk in Robert's office.
(d) A ring that belonged to her mother.

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

11. Why did Hal not attempt to pursue Catherine after their initial meeting?
(a) He disliked Robert, and assumed he would dislike Catherine as well.
(b) He did not initially like Catherine at all, and avoided her at all costs.
(c) He was in love with Claire.
(d) He did not feel it was appropriate to flirt with his doctoral advisor's daughter.

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

13. How does Catherine treat the police officers?
(a) She is outgoing and inviting.
(b) She is very timid and quiet.
(c) She is extremely polite.
(d) She is rude and borderline abusive.

14. Why is Catherine upset with Claire at the end of Scene 2?
(a) She is angry that Claire has borrowed her clothes.
(b) She is jealous that Claire is getting married.
(c) She despises the coffee that Claire has made.
(d) She resents Claire swooping in and trying to take care of her.

15. What is Catherine's relation to Robert?
(a) She is his boss.
(b) She is his sister.
(c) She is his daughter.
(d) She is his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hal carrying when he enters?

2. Who says they wrote the proof?

3. What mathematical principle is associated with Sophie Germain?

4. What does Claire think Hal is to Catherine?

5. What is Hal's excuse for kissing Catherine?

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