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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 does Robert ask Catherine to do?
(a) He asks her to leave him alone.
(b) He asks her to move back home.
(c) He asks her to stay out of his research.
(d) He asks her to work with him.

2. What is the time period in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Four years earlier than the events in Act 1.
(b) The same time period as the events in Act 1.
(c) Four minutes after the events in Act 1.
(d) Four years after the events in Act 1.

3. What is Catherine's explanation as to why she wrote the proof?
(a) She was depressed because she had to quit school and move home, and decided she could learn the math herself.
(b) She does not claim to have written the proof.
(c) She was so excited about math and life that the ideas could not be stopped.
(d) She was jealous of Robert and vowed that she could come up with something better.

4. Why was Catherine's drawer locked?
(a) The drawer is full of important legal documents.
(b) The drawer contains Robert's greatest works.
(c) The drawer is a place where she keeps private things.
(d) The key to the drawer has long been lost.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. Does Hal go with them to dinner?

3. Why has Claire delayed her flight back home?

4. Robert says he feels like no time has passed since he was...

5. What does Catherine say to Hal that causes him to leave abruptly, and without the notebook?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Robert so excited about working?

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

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

4. Describe Robert's demeanor throughout the scene.

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

6. What do Robert and Catherine decide to do for dinner?

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

8. How do Robert's feelings differ between Catherine and Claire?

9. When did Catherine write the proof?

10. What decision has Catherine made about school?

(see the answer keys)

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