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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Robert compare his creativity to?
(a) Falling asleep in bed.
(b) Sitting on a geyser.
(c) Jumping onto a train.
(d) Walking down the street.

2. What does Robert insist on, though it is freezing cold outside?
(a) He wants to go for a walk with Catherine.
(b) He wants to go over the proof with Catherine on the porch.
(c) He wants to sit on the porch and stargaze.
(d) He wants to pitch a tent outside and camp.

3. What does Claire think about Hal's suggestion to check the proof?
(a) Claire thinks his suggestion is excellent--who better to check the proof than mathematicians who knew Robert?
(b) Claire thinks his suggestions is terrible--how could Catherine possibly recite the proof from memory?
(c) Claire thinks his suggestion is excellent--no one will be able to validate the authoship better than Robert.
(d) Claire thinks his suggestion is terrible--she does not have time to go to trial.

4. According to Robert, if the thesis "feels done," then...
(a) It should be published right away.
(b) It is done! Congratulations.
(c) There are major errors.
(d) It should be put down for a month and then rechecked.

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

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

7. Why doesn't Catherine want Hal to take the notebook?
(a) She is upset that he is trying to claim Robert's proof as his own.
(b) She is in love with him, but angry that is is trying to steal Claire's proof.
(c) She is in love with him and does not want him to leave at all, ever again.
(d) She is upset that he does not believe her, and thinks he will try to steal her proof.

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

9. Where does Catherine reveal she is going to school?
(a) New York University.
(b) The University of San Diego.
(c) Northwestern.
(d) The University of Chicago.

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

11. What does Catherine say to Hal that causes him to leave abruptly, and without the notebook?
(a) She says that she does not approve of his relationship with Claire.
(b) She says that he barely finished his Ph.D., does research that does not matter, and played in an awful band.
(c) She says that she loves him and always has, and wants to marry him as soon as possible.
(d) She says that he killed Robert and she can prove it.

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

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

14. Why does Claire resent mathematicians?
(a) She is a physicist, and the resent between the two professions runs deep.
(b) She feels that mathematicians do not think their actions through.
(c) She is a writer, and believes the arts are more important than sciences.
(d) She is jealous of mathematicians' talent, and wishes she could be a mathematician herself.

15. What does Catherine try to destroy at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) She tries to detroy the house.
(b) She tries to destroy the notebook.
(c) She tries to destroy her relationship with Robert.
(d) She tries to destroy her relationship with Claire.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the scene what doesn't Robert want Catherine to do?

2. Why has Claire delayed her flight back home?

3. Robert says he feels like no time has passed since he was...

4. What is the lighting cue at the end of the scene?

5. Why was Catherine's drawer locked?

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