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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 does Claire resent mathematicians?
(a) She feels that mathematicians do not think their actions through.
(b) She is jealous of mathematicians' talent, and wishes she could be a mathematician herself.
(c) She is a physicist, and the resent between the two professions runs deep.
(d) She is a writer, and believes the arts are more important than sciences.

2. At the end of the scene what doesn't Robert want Catherine to do?
(a) He does not want her to stay.
(b) He does not want her to go inside.
(c) He does not want her to leave.
(d) He does not want her to go on a walk.

3. What is she paying for tuition?
(a) Nothing; she is getting a free ride.
(b) She is paying full tuition, and has worked out a payment plan.
(c) She is paying half, and the other half is paid by scholarships.
(d) She is paying three-quarters, and the rest is a combination of scholarships and loans.

4. Who will help her pay for living expenses--books, food, gas, etc?
(a) Robert.
(b) Claire.
(c) Hal.
(d) Mitch.

5. What are the subjects of the proof?
(a) The inverse relationships between love and hate.
(b) Atomic subatomic forces.
(c) Warm months, cold months, and students in bookstores.
(d) The speed of light.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Act 2, Scene 3 take place?

2. What does Claire think about Hal's relationship with Catherine?

3. Whose handwriting does Claire think the proof is written in?

4. When does the first scene on Act 2 take place?

5. What does Robert begin to write at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Catherine react when Claire and Hal do not believe her?

2. Why is Robert so excited about working?

3. What is Robert examining in the proof?

4. Why has Robert decided to write on the porch?

5. Is Hal personally conflicted about taking the notebook?

6. Describe Robert's demeanor throughout the scene.

7. How does Catherine meet Hal?

8. Describe why Claire allows Hal to take the notebook.

9. Why is Claire worried about Catherine?

10. Does Hal believe that Catherine wrote the proof? Why or why not?

(see the answer keys)

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