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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. How old is Catherine turning?
(a) Thirty-five.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twenty.

2. How did Robert die?
(a) Heart failure.
(b) A car accident.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Murder.

3. Where does Scene 1 take place?
(a) The basement of a house in Chicago
(b) The basement of a house in New York
(c) The back porch of a house in Chicago
(d) The back porch of a house in New York

4. Is Catherine pleased that Hal kisses her?
(a) Yes, she has been in love with him since they first met four years ago.
(b) No, she has no interest in him whatsoever.
(c) No, she promptly throws her beer at him and runs.
(d) Yes, she kisses him back at the end of the scene.

5. What is the proof?
(a) A mathematical theorem about geometry.
(b) Evidence in a criminal case involving Catherine.
(c) Evidence in a criminal case involving Robert.
(d) A mathematical theorem about prime numbers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says they wrote the proof?

2. Why does Hal attempt to steal the notebook?

3. What is Hal's full name?

4. How does Catherine treat the police officers?

5. How does Catherine take her coffee?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Catherine give to Hal that morning? Where has Catherine been keeping the object ?

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

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

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

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

10. When did Hal and Catherine first meet?

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