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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Claire doing with the house?
(a) She is burning it down.
(b) She and her fiance are moving into it.
(c) She is selling it to the University.
(d) She is fixing it up for Catherine.

2. What instrument does Hal play?
(a) The drums.
(b) The guitar.
(c) The piano.
(d) The bass.

3. What is Imaginary Number, or i?
(a) A song of Hal's band's that consists of three minutes of silence.
(b) Catherine's favorite cereal.
(c) A theory of Hal's on which he is writing a paper.
(d) A theory of Robert's before his death.

4. What is Hal's excuse for kissing Catherine?
(a) He's a little drunk.
(b) He thought she was Claire.
(c) He has been in love with her for four years.
(d) He thinks she owes him since he plays in the band.

5. Where does Catherine tell Claire to look for proof that Hal is real?
(a) In the paper.
(b) In the sky.
(c) In the upstaris bedroom.
(d) In the closet.

6. What is Hal's full name?
(a) Harold Dobbs.
(b) Halfred Dobbs.
(c) Halfred Jones.
(d) Harold Jones.

7. Where did Claire want Catherine to stay, instead of coming back to the house to care for Robert?
(a) In her marriage.
(b) In the mental facility.
(c) In New York City.
(d) In school.

8. According to Hal, what happens when a mathematician turns fifty?
(a) Their ideas are published in prestigious math magazines.
(b) Their career is over; they may as well teach high school.
(c) They may experience concentration problems.
(d) They are at their creative peak.

9. How many notebooks did Robert leave behind?
(a) 99.
(b) 200.
(c) 301.
(d) 103.

10. Why did Hal not attempt to pursue Catherine after their initial meeting?
(a) He did not feel it was appropriate to flirt with his doctoral advisor's daughter.
(b) He disliked Robert, and assumed he would dislike Catherine as well.
(c) He was in love with Claire.
(d) He did not initially like Catherine at all, and avoided her at all costs.

11. How did Hal and Catherine meet four years ago?
(a) At a supermarket in the frozen foods aisle.
(b) Catherine was in one of his classes.
(c) He was dropping off his thesis for Robert's perusal.
(d) At a party on campus.

12. Where does Hal find the notebook?
(a) Locked in a filing cabinet in the basement.
(b) Locked in a chest in Catherine's room.
(c) Locked in a drawer in Robert's study.
(d) Locked in a safe deposit box in the kitchen.

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

14. Who thinks Robert should have been put in professional care?
(a) Hal.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Robert.
(d) Claire.

15. How many days has Catherine "lost"?
(a) Thirty-three.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) Twenty-five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Catherine give to Hal?

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

3. Why is Claire selling the house?

4. Why is Hal at the house in Scene 1?

5. How does Catherine treat the police officers?

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