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

2. What is the stage direction for Catherine reading the proof?
(a) Quietly, in disbelief.
(b) Slowly, without inflection.
(c) Quickly and angrily.
(d) Vivaciously, with excitement.

3. Where does Robert joke that Chicago beer comes from?
(a) New York City.
(b) Underground.
(c) Lake Michigan.
(d) A secret brewery.

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

5. Does Hal believe Catherine could have written the proof?
(a) No, the proof required very advanced mathematics, and Catherine only attended college for a few months.
(b) No, Hal knows that Claire wrote the proof, and plans to help her publish it.
(c) Yes, Hal believes instantly that Catherine wrote the proof.
(d) No, Hal did the proof himself, and planned to give Robert the credit.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Claire trust Hal with the object?

3. Where will Catherine live while she is in school?

4. What does Robert love about bookstores in September?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Is Hal personally conflicted about taking the notebook?

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

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

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

7. Is Robert upset that Catherine plans to leave? Why or why not?

8. Describe Robert's demeanor throughout the scene.

9. How does Catherine get Hal to leave?

10. What is Robert examining in the proof?

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