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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Sophie Germain?
(a) A woman who teaches at the University of Chicago and was very close to Robert.
(b) A woman Catherine previously thought was her mother.
(c) A woman whose husband stole her ideas and published her work under his name.
(d) A woman who published great mathematical works under a pseudonym during the French Revolution.

3. Besides apartments, what other facilities has Claire scouted for Catherine?
(a) YMCAs.
(b) Theaters.
(c) Childcare centers.
(d) Mental health centers.

4. Why is Claire selling the house?
(a) She wants to help Catherine, and feels this is the only way.
(b) She cannot think of anything else to do with it.
(c) She hates the house and always has.
(d) She has no regard for anything but money.

5. What is Claire's relationship to Catherine?
(a) She is Catherine's sister.
(b) She is Catherine's best friend.
(c) She is Catherine's mother.
(d) She is the housekeeper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Imaginary Number, or i?

2. What does Robert get Catherine for her birthday?

3. What does Claire fear about Catherine?

4. How does Catherine know about Sophie Germain?

5. What was Robert's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Hal think he will still have the next great mathematical revelation?

2. Describe the general mood at the house after Robert's funeral.

3. Are Claire and Catherine very comfortable around one another?

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

5. Why is Hal sensitive about getting older?

6. Describe Hal's mood the morning after he and Catherine sleep together.

7. Why is it strange that Catherine and Robert are speaking in the beginning of the first scene?

8. Describe how Catherine treats the police when they arrive.

9. Who did Claire want to care for Robert during his illness, and who actually cared for him?

10. Why does Hal try to take the notebook?

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