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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2 Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Claire trying to do in her conversation with Catherine?
(a) She was trying to commit Catherine to a hospital.
(b) She was trying to figure out if Hal was taken or not.
(c) She was trying to make decisions, not start an argument.
(d) She was trying to figure out if Robert was alive.

2. What does Claire think Hal is to Catherine?
(a) She thinks he is a police officer.
(b) She thinks he is her best friend.
(c) She thinks he is her boyfriend.
(d) She thinks he is her professor.

3. Why does Hal say some of the older mathematicians use amphetamines?
(a) They think they need the drugs to stay sharp; math is a young man's game.
(b) They are bored with being brilliant and have nothing better to do.
(c) They are the easiest drugs to attain on the college campus.
(d) They are insecure and trying to fit in with the other mathematicians.

4. How old was Robert when his illness began?
(a) Twenty-three or twenty-four.
(b) Thirty or thirty-one.
(c) Sixteen or seventeen.
(d) Fifty-five or fifty-six.

5. Where does Catherine reveal she is going to school?
(a) Northwestern.
(b) New York University.
(c) The University of San Diego.
(d) The University of Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the letter Catherine has memorized, is Gauss pleased to discover the letters he has received are from a woman?

2. When does Hal arrive in the scene?

3. Why is Claire selling the house?

4. How does Catherine treat the police officers?

5. What is Claire's relationship to Catherine?

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