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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. Who or what interrupts Catherine and Robert's argument?
(a) A phone call.
(b) Claire.
(c) Mitch.
(d) Hal.

2. How far behind in school is Catherine, according to Robert?
(a) At least two months.
(b) At least two years.
(c) At least a year.
(d) At least a month.

3. Who does Hal want to speak with upon his return to the house?
(a) Robert.
(b) Claire.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Mitch.

4. In whose notebook is the proof written?
(a) In Hal's notebook.
(b) In Claire's notebook.
(c) In Catherine's notebook.
(d) In Robert's notebook.

5. How does Hal want to check the proof?
(a) He wants to sit down with Robert and have a heart to heart.
(b) He wants to take it to some mathematicians at the university who are all familiar with Robert and his work.
(c) He wants to present the proof as evidence in the pending trial over its authorship.
(d) He wants Catherine to recite it to him from memory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Hal believe Catherine could have written the proof?

2. Why does Claire resent mathematicians?

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

4. Why is Hal skeptical about Catherine's claim?

5. What is the lighting cue at the end of the scene?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Hal the first person to whom Catherine showed the proof?

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

3. Why is Robert so excited about working?

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

5. When did Catherine write the proof?

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

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

8. Why is the date in the scene particularly significant?

9. What decision has Catherine made about school?

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

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