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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 doesn't Catherine want Hal to take the notebook?
(a) She is upset that he is trying to claim Robert's proof as his own.
(b) She is upset that he does not believe her, and thinks he will try to steal her proof.
(c) She is in love with him, but angry that is is trying to steal Claire's proof.
(d) She is in love with him and does not want him to leave at all, ever again.

2. Whose handwriting does Claire think the proof is written in?
(a) Hal' handwriting.
(b) Her own handwriting.
(c) Robert's handwriting.
(d) Catherine's handwriting.

3. What does Catherine ask Robert to do, after he shows her his latest ideas in the notebook?
(a) She asks him leave and never come back.
(b) She asks him to burn the notebook.
(c) She asks him to go back inside the house.
(d) She asks him to get the work published right away.

4. What was Robert secretly terrified of, in regards to his career?
(a) He was afraid that he would never work again.
(b) He was afraid that Catherine would get credit for his ideas.
(c) He was afraid that he would never get a break from work.
(d) He was afraid that Hal would rise up and steal his glory.

5. What does Claire concede to Hal at the end of their conversation?
(a) She agrees to let him call Catherine in Chicago.
(b) She agress to let him visit Catherine in New York.
(c) She agrees to let him call Catherine in New York.
(d) She agrees to let him visit Catherine in Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Catherine's drawer locked?

2. What has Catherine missed to come back to the house?

3. Where does Robert joke that Chicago beer comes from?

4. What does Claire do for a living?

5. When Claire asks Catherine to recite the proof, how does Catherine reply?

Short Essay Questions

1. Did Hal intentionally take advantage of Catherine when they slept together?

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

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

4. What does Claire think is the problem with mathematicians in emotional situations?

5. How does Catherine get Hal to leave?

6. Why is Robert so excited about working?

7. Does Claire believe that Catherine wrote the proof? Why or why not?

8. Why has Hal come back to the house after the fight?

9. What is Robert examining in the proof?

10. When did Catherine write the proof?

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