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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 has become Claire's fiance's new hobby?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Model airplane making.
(c) Knitting.
(d) Miniature ship building.

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

3. What was Hal's state of mind when he met Catherine four years ago?
(a) Confused; he did not have any idea who she was.
(b) Angry; he's hoped to meet Robert alone.
(c) Happy; he'd specifically set up the meeting to talk to her.
(d) Nervous; he was dropping off his thesis for her father to check.

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

5. Why is Claire confused about Catherine's relationship to Hal?
(a) Because Hal and Robert are friends, but not Hal and Catherine.
(b) Because prior to this incident, she knows Catherine and Hal were the best of friends.
(c) Because Hal and Catherine were engaged to be married.
(d) Because she does not know if they were partying together, if he was an intruder, or if he only exists in Catherine's mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Claire in town?

2. How does Catherine know about Sophie Germain?

3. What beauty product does Claire insist that Catherine try?

4. Why is Claire selling the house?

5. What instrument does Hal play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Hal sensitive about getting older?

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

3. What is Hal's song Imaginary Number?

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

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

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

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

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

9. When did Hal and Catherine first meet?

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

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