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

2. How many days has Catherine "lost"?
(a) Thirty-three.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

3. Why is Hal able to put the notebooks in order?
(a) Because Robert dated every entry.
(b) Because Catherine has helped him organize.
(c) Because the notebooks are color-coded.
(d) Because he has carbon-dated the pages in a lab.

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

5. What is Hal's full name?
(a) Halfred Jones.
(b) Halfred Dobbs.
(c) Harold Dobbs.
(d) Harold Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day does Catherine's conversation with Robert occur?

2. What was Robert's occupation?

3. Why is Claire in town?

4. How old was Robert when his illness began?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Claire so worried when Catherine cannot explain the police presence at the house the night before?

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

3. What does Robert reveal about Catherine's state of mind in the first scene?

4. Why does Catherine demand to see Hal's backpack? Does she find anything?

5. When did Hal and Catherine first meet?

6. What does Claire plan to do with the house?

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

8. Describe Catherine's reaction when she discovers the notebook.

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

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

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