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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2 Scene 4.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is Sophie Germain?
(a) A woman Catherine previously thought was her mother.
(b) A woman who published great mathematical works under a pseudonym during the French Revolution.
(c) A woman whose husband stole her ideas and published her work under his name.
(d) A woman who teaches at the University of Chicago and was very close to Robert.
2. Why is Hal able to put the notebooks in order?
(a) Because the notebooks are color-coded.
(b) Because Robert dated every entry.
(c) Because Catherine has helped him organize.
(d) Because he has carbon-dated the pages in a lab.
3. Why has Claire delayed her flight back home?
(a) She has delayed her flight because Catherine will not eat, talk, or get out of bed.
(b) She has delayed her flight because she and Mitch had a fight.
(c) She has delayed her flight because she no longer wants to return to New York.
(d) She has delayed her flight because she is writing her own proof to rival the one in the notebook.
4. What is a graphomaniac?
(a) A person who makes lots and lots of graphs.
(b) A person who compulsively writes, though the writing may make no sense.
(c) A person who cannot abide the sight of paper.
(d) A person who hates writing and avoids it at all costs.
5. Why is Claire in town?
(a) She is in town for Catherine's wedding.
(b) She is in town for Robert's funeral.
(c) She is in town for Catherine's birthday.
(d) She is in town for her wedding.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why has Catherine waited so long to inform Robert of her plans?
2. What does Hal accidentally remind Robert when he says they will meet in a week, on the eleventh?
3. According to Robert, if the thesis "feels done," then...
4. What is Claire's relationship to Catherine?
5. Why is Hal skeptical about Catherine's claim?
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