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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of cancer does Vivian have?
(a) Lung.
(b) Bone.
(c) Ovarian.
(d) Breast.

2. What is the title of the book Vivian published?
(a) Made Cunningly.
(b) Donne and Death: a Comprehensive Text.
(c) Death Be Not Proud.
(d) A Biography of John Donne.

3. What source does Gardner's translation use for the sonnets?
(a) London manuscripts.
(b) Essex manuscripts.
(c) Westmoreland manuscripts.
(d) Reading manuscripts.

4. How long did Vivian study with Ashford?
(a) Three years.
(b) Six years.
(c) One year.
(d) Until she completed her Ph.D.

5. In what class did Vivian write the paper she has to do over?
(a) The Modern Novel.
(b) Seventeenth-Century Poetry.
(c) Metaphysical Poetry.
(d) Contemporary Poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the problem with the translation Vivian used?

2. Where will Vivian stay during each cycle of treatment?

3. Who did Vivian study Donne under?

4. What question does Vivian discuss in her opening monologue?

5. Who is Kelekian?

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