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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Robert say is finally working again?
(a) The radiators.
(b) The machinery, or, his mathematical genius.
(c) His eyes, which have been bothering him.
(d) His television.

4. Why doesn't Claire believe Catherine about the proof?
(a) She knows that Robert wrote the proof--he told her before his death.
(b) She thinks Catherine is emotionally unstable.
(c) She wrote the proof herself.
(d) She knows that Catherine is terrible at mathematics.

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

6. What is Catherine's explanation as to why she wrote the proof?
(a) She was so excited about math and life that the ideas could not be stopped.
(b) She was depressed because she had to quit school and move home, and decided she could learn the math herself.
(c) She does not claim to have written the proof.
(d) She was jealous of Robert and vowed that she could come up with something better.

7. What has Catherine missed to come back to the house?
(a) She has missed a date.
(b) She has missed a shift at work.
(c) She has missed her favorite television program.
(d) She has missed a class.

8. What is she paying for tuition?
(a) She is paying three-quarters, and the rest is a combination of scholarships and loans.
(b) She is paying full tuition, and has worked out a payment plan.
(c) Nothing; she is getting a free ride.
(d) She is paying half, and the other half is paid by scholarships.

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

10. What is the time period in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Four years earlier than the events in Act 1.
(b) Four minutes after the events in Act 1.
(c) The same time period as the events in Act 1.
(d) Four years after the events in Act 1.

11. What was Robert secretly terrified of, in regards to his career?
(a) He was afraid that he would never work again.
(b) He was afraid that Catherine would get credit for his ideas.
(c) He was afraid that he would never get a break from work.
(d) He was afraid that Hal would rise up and steal his glory.

12. How much of Robert's ability does Claire think Catherine has inherited?
(a) More than Claire, but Claire is not sure how much more.
(b) One quarter.
(c) One half.
(d) Less than Claire, but Claire is not sure how much less.

13. What is the stage direction for Catherine reading the proof?
(a) Slowly, without inflection.
(b) Quickly and angrily.
(c) Vivaciously, with excitement.
(d) Quietly, in disbelief.

14. In whose notebook is the proof written?
(a) In Claire's notebook.
(b) In Robert's notebook.
(c) In Hal's notebook.
(d) In Catherine's notebook.

15. Why has Claire delayed her flight back home?
(a) She has delayed her flight because she no longer wants to return to New York.
(b) She has delayed her flight because Catherine will not eat, talk, or get out of bed.
(c) She has delayed her flight because she is writing her own proof to rival the one in the notebook.
(d) She has delayed her flight because she and Mitch had a fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Robert sitting?

2. What does Catherine try to destroy at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?

3. What does Catherine request for dinner?

4. What does Claire think about Hal's relationship with Catherine?

5. Does Hal think he took advantage of Catherine by sleeping with her?

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