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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What organic chemical(s) is contained in the beauty product Claire wishes Catherine to try?

2. Where does Catherine tell Claire to look for proof that Hal is real?

3. What is Claire's finance's name?

4. Who is Sophie Germain?

5. What is Claire doing with the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Hal's excuse for kissing Catherine?

2. What has Hal found in the locked drawer, and why is it so important?

3. Why is Claire so worried when Catherine cannot explain the police presence at the house the night before?

4. Robert was a graphomaniac. What does that mean?

5. Why does Hal try to take the notebook?

6. Describe how Catherine treats the police when they arrive.

7. Why has Hal come to the house?

8. Who did Claire want to care for Robert during his illness, and who actually cared for him?

9. How does Catherine describe Robert's mathematical processes?

10. Why does Claire want Catherine to come to New York?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hal admits at the end of Act 2 not only that the proof is correct, but that he was wrong and should have believe Catherine the first time. How does this admission vindicate her? She proceeds not to explicitly forgive him, but does agree to sit down and explain the proof. Is this perhaps the first time she has ever had the opportunity to talk to anyone about her work? What fear does she reveal to Hal? What are the implications for the future as she begins to explain the proof to Hal?

Essay Topic 2

When Catherine stays in bed for a week, Claire cancels her flight to take care of her.

1.) Does Catherine appreciate Claire staying behind to help her?

2.) Does Claire simply feel obligated to stay, or is she truly concerned for Catherine?

3.) Is Claire too quick to assume that Catherine may have a mental health problem?

Essay Topic 3

Robert is angry when Catherine tells him she is going to school.

1.) Does this instance parallel any other occurrence in the play where a character secretly make a big change?

2.) What is Robert worried about in regards to Catherine starting school?

3.) Is Catherine worried about Robert in this scene? How do their individual fears escalate the conversation?

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