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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What beauty product does Claire insist that Catherine try?
(a) Her nail polish.
(b) Her face wash.
(c) Her body wash.
(d) Her conditioner.

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

4. What is Imaginary Number, or i?
(a) A song of Hal's band's that consists of three minutes of silence.
(b) A theory of Hal's on which he is writing a paper.
(c) A theory of Robert's before his death.
(d) Catherine's favorite cereal.

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

6. What did Catherine think of Hal the first time they met?
(a) She thought he was not boring.
(b) She thought he talked too much.
(c) She thought she loved him.
(d) She thought he was terribly boring.

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

8. How old is Catherine turning?
(a) Thirty-five.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Twenty-five.

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

10. Who thinks Robert should have been put in professional care?
(a) Robert.
(b) Hal.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Claire.

11. What was Claire trying to do in her conversation with Catherine?
(a) She was trying to make decisions, not start an argument.
(b) She was trying to commit Catherine to a hospital.
(c) She was trying to figure out if Robert was alive.
(d) She was trying to figure out if Hal was taken or not.

12. 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 7:00AM and 8:00AM.
(d) Between 9:00PM and 10:00PM.

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

14. According to the letter Catherine has memorized, is Gauss pleased to discover the letters he has received are from a woman?
(a) No, he thinks his ideas are the only valid ones.
(b) Yes, he regards her as courageous and genius.
(c) No, he thinks a woman's place is in the household.
(d) Yes, he hopes he can take her out on a date sometime.

15. How does Catherine know about Sophie Germain?
(a) She was one of Catherine's teachers.
(b) She learned about her in a college course.
(c) They know each other personally and have been friends for years.
(d) Robert gave her a book about the woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Claire's wedding, and where?

2. Why does Claire want Catherine to come to New York?

3. What does Claire want Catherine to do?

4. What is Claire's finance's name?

5. Why is Claire confused about Catherine's relationship to Hal?

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