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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 organic chemical(s) is contained in the beauty product Claire wishes Catherine to try?
(a) Honey.
(b) Jojaba.
(c) Green tea extract.
(d) Vitamins and minerals.

2. Where does Catherine tell Claire to look for proof that Hal is real?
(a) In the sky.
(b) In the upstaris bedroom.
(c) In the paper.
(d) In the closet.

3. Where did Claire want Catherine to stay, instead of coming back to the house to care for Robert?
(a) In New York City.
(b) In school.
(c) In her marriage.
(d) In the mental facility.

4. When does Hal arrive in the scene?
(a) He arrives in the end.
(b) He arrives in the beginning.
(c) He never actually enters in the scene.
(d) He arrives in the middle.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who paid the mortgage on the house during Robert's illness?

2. How does Catherine take her coffee?

3. According to Hal, what happens when a mathematician turns fifty?

4. What does Robert get Catherine for her birthday?

5. What does Claire want to do after the funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Hal insistent on going through all of Robert's notebooks?

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

3. How is Claire's personality different from Catherine's?

4. Why does Hal think his papers get turned down for publication?

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

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

7. Why does Hal try to take the notebook?

8. Why is Hal's entrance at the end of the scene helpful for Catherine?

9. Why is Hal sensitive about getting older?

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

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