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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. At the beginning of the scene, what does Hal bring for Catherine to drink?
(a) Beer.
(b) Water.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Soda.

2. How old was Robert when his illness began?
(a) Sixteen or seventeen.
(b) Fifty-five or fifty-six.
(c) Thirty or thirty-one.
(d) Twenty-three or twenty-four.

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

4. What mathematical principle is associated with Sophie Germain?
(a) Germain Primes.
(b) Germain Angles.
(c) Germain Algebra.
(d) Germain Quarters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Catherine get the dress she wore to the funeral?

2. What is Imaginary Number, or i?

3. How do Catherine and Hal feel at the top of the scene?

4. Why did Robert keep requesting that Catherine check out library books for him?

5. What does Claire make Catherine for breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When did Hal and Catherine first meet?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Hal describe the mathematicians at his conferences?

9. Who is Sophie Germain?

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

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