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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. Why is Hal hesitant after Catherine asks him about sex at the Conference?
(a) He dislikes her and does not want to talk about sex.
(b) He is not sure if she likes him, and plans to give her a lie detector test to find out.
(c) He is not sure that she is flirting with him, and does not want to make a bad impression.
(d) He dislikes her and is thinking of a way to leave.

2. 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.

3. What is the lighting direction at the end of the scene?
(a) Blackout.
(b) Lights to full.
(c) Fade.
(d) Lights to half.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hal carrying when he enters?

2. How does Catherine treat the police officers?

3. What does Robert get Catherine for her birthday?

4. Why is Hal unhappy with his own work?

5. Why is the proof so important?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why has Hal come to the house?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What has Hal found in the locked drawer, and why is it so important?

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

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