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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1 Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Claire confused about Catherine's relationship to Hal?
(a) Because Hal and Robert are friends, but not Hal and Catherine.
(b) Because Hal and Catherine were engaged to be married.
(c) Because she does not know if they were partying together, if he was an intruder, or if he only exists in Catherine's mind.
(d) Because prior to this incident, she knows Catherine and Hal were the best of friends.

2. How did Robert die?
(a) Murder.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Heart failure.
(d) A car accident.

3. Where did Catherine get the dress she wore to the funeral?
(a) Hal gave it to her.
(b) Claire gave it to her.
(c) She already had it.
(d) Robert gave it to her.

4. According to the letter Catherine has memorized, is Gauss pleased to discover the letters he has received are from a woman?
(a) No, he thinks a woman's place is in the household.
(b) No, he thinks his ideas are the only valid ones.
(c) Yes, he regards her as courageous and genius.
(d) Yes, he hopes he can take her out on a date sometime.

5. How many people are left at the party?
(a) 40 people, all mathematicians.
(b) 10 people, all Claire's friends.
(c) No one--they all left right after the funeral.
(d) 20 people, all Catherine's friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Hal, what happens when a mathematician turns fifty?

2. What fields did Robert, in his younger days, make significant contributions to, according to Hal?

3. Why does Hal attempt to steal the notebook?

4. At the beginning of the scene, what does Hal bring for Catherine to drink?

5. What did Catherine think of Hal the first time they met?

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