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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Claire ask Hal to do before he leaves?
(a) She asks him to come visit in New York.
(b) She asks him never to come back.
(c) She asks him to explain the proof to her.
(d) She asks him to come visit in Chicago.

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

3. What does Claire concede to Hal at the end of their conversation?
(a) She agrees to let him call Catherine in Chicago.
(b) She agress to let him visit Catherine in New York.
(c) She agrees to let him visit Catherine in Chicago.
(d) She agrees to let him call Catherine in New York.

4. Where is Robert sitting?
(a) On the front lawn.
(b) In his study.
(c) On the porch.
(d) In the kitchen.

5. Why was Catherine's drawer locked?
(a) The drawer is a place where she keeps private things.
(b) The key to the drawer has long been lost.
(c) The drawer is full of important legal documents.
(d) The drawer contains Robert's greatest works.

6. When does Act 2, Scene 3 take place?
(a) The day of Act 1, Scene 1.
(b) The day after Act 2, Scene 2.
(c) The day before Act 2, Scene 2.
(d) The day of Act 2, Scene 2.

7. How far behind in school is Catherine, according to Robert?
(a) At least a month.
(b) At least two months.
(c) At least two years.
(d) At least a year.

8. Who does Hal think has written the proof?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Robert.
(c) Claire.
(d) Himself.

9. When Claire asks Catherine to recite the proof, how does Catherine reply?
(a) "Okay, fine. Here goes."
(b) "I can't recite it, because I didn't write it."
(c) "I'll recite it, but only to Hal."
(d) "I didn't memorize it. It's not a muffin recipe!"

10. What is the lighting cue at the end of the scene?
(a) Fade.
(b) Lights to half.
(c) Blackout.
(d) Lights to full.

11. What does Claire do for a living?
(a) She is a financial advisor.
(b) She is a teacher.
(c) She is an actuary.
(d) She is a currency analyst.

12. Who does Hal want to speak with upon his return to the house?
(a) Claire.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Robert.
(d) Mitch.

13. Does Hal think he took advantage of Catherine by sleeping with her?
(a) Yes, he is wracked with guilt and wants to turn himself in.
(b) No, he feels guiltless because Catherine is a shamless hussy.
(c) No, he insists they both wanted it.
(d) Yes, but he feels guiltless because Catherine led him on.

14. Robert says he is satisfied with Claire, but he is _______ of/with/to Catherine?
(a) Terrified.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Proud.
(d) Angry.

15. What does Robert begin to write at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) He begins to write his edits for Hal's thesis.
(b) He begins to write the journal entry that Hal tries to give to Catherine.
(c) He begins to write his last will and testament.
(d) He begins to write the proof that Hal discovers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Robert joke that Chicago beer comes from?

2. What does Claire think about Hal's suggestion to check the proof?

3. What does Robert say is finally working again?

4. Why does Claire trust Hal with the object?

5. What is the stage direction for Catherine reading the proof?

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