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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Robert begin to write at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) He begins to write his edits for Hal's thesis.
(b) He begins to write his last will and testament.
(c) He begins to write the proof that Hal discovers.
(d) He begins to write the journal entry that Hal tries to give to Catherine.

2. Does Hal go with them to dinner?
(a) No, he can't, he has plans.
(b) Yes, they have a lovely time.
(c) No, he needs to take his thesis back and work on it.
(d) Yes, but he is uncomfortable and leaves before dinner arrives.

3. When does the first scene on Act 2 take place?
(a) It takes place five years before Act 1
(b) It takes place an instant after the end of Act 1
(c) It takes place at the same time as Act 1
(d) It takes place five years after Act 1

4. What are the subjects of the proof?
(a) Atomic subatomic forces.
(b) The speed of light.
(c) Warm months, cold months, and students in bookstores.
(d) The inverse relationships between love and hate.

5. What else did Hal find in the drawer?
(a) Important legal documents.
(b) Ten more notebooks full of ideas.
(c) Catherine's diary.
(d) Nothing, just the notebook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robert compare his creativity to?

2. What is the time period in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. Who does Hal want to speak with upon his return to the house?

4. Why does Claire give the object to Hal?

5. What does Robert ask Catherine to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe why Claire allows Hal to take the notebook.

2. Does Claire believe that Catherine wrote the proof? Why or why not?

3. Why has Hal come back to the house after the fight?

4. How do Robert's feelings differ between Catherine and Claire?

5. Why or why not does Catherine want to attend the University of Chicago?

6. What is Robert examining in the proof?

7. Why was Hal the first person to whom Catherine showed the proof?

8. What decision has Catherine made about school?

9. Why has Robert decided to write on the porch?

10. How does Catherine get Hal to leave?

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