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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. When does Act 2, Scene 4 take place?
(a) Three and a half years later than Act 2, Scene 3.
(b) Immediately after Act 2, Scene 3.
(c) Three and a half years earlier than Act 2, Scene 3.
(d) Immediately before Act 2, Scene 3.

2. What does Claire ask Hal to do before he leaves?
(a) She asks him to explain the proof to her.
(b) She asks him to come visit in Chicago.
(c) She asks him never to come back.
(d) She asks him to come visit in New York.

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

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

5. What does Hal have to give to Robert?
(a) A book he borrowed back before Robert's illness.
(b) An invitation to a party where his band is playing.
(c) A get well soon card.
(d) A manila envelope containing a rough draft of his thesis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of Robert's ability does Claire think she has inherited?

2. What is she paying for tuition?

3. Why does Claire give the object to Hal?

4. What is the stage direction for Catherine reading the proof?

5. What is the time period in Act 2, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Claire worried about Catherine?

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

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

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

6. Is Hal personally conflicted about taking the notebook?

7. What decision has Catherine made about school?

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

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

10. Why or why not does Catherine want to attend the University of Chicago?

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