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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Vivian ask Susie to call for her when Susie offers?
(a) Mr. Bearing.
(b) Ashford.
(c) No one.
(d) One of her students.

2. What book does Vivian choose to read on her birthday?
(a) The Runaway Bunny.
(b) The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies.
(c) Winnie the Pooh.
(d) The Wizard of Oz.

3. What was Vivian's principal task during her time with Ashford?
(a) Responding to fan mail.
(b) Grading freshman essays.
(c) Organizing manuscripts.
(d) Alphabetizing index cards.

4. How does Vivian handle unfamiliar medical terms?
(a) She analyzes them by breaking them down.
(b) She pretends she understands.
(c) She looks them up.
(d) She asks Susie.

5. What organ will be monitored during Vivian's treatment cycles?
(a) Liver.
(b) Heart.
(c) Kidneys.
(d) Lungs.

6. What trait do Vivian and Kelekian emphasize with their students?
(a) Skepticism.
(b) Brevity.
(c) Thoroughness.
(d) Inquiry.

7. What advantage do the doctors have over Vivian in the world of vocabulary?
(a) They do not care what words mean.
(b) They only need to rely on what is in their textbooks.
(c) They have a greater arsenal of vocabulary when it comes to medical terminology.
(d) They understand her vocabulary, but she is unable to understand theirs.

8. What literary device does Vivian reference in her opening monologue?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Exposition.
(d) Irony.

9. What is Vivian's second appointment in Scene 4?
(a) Chest x-ray.
(b) GI series.
(c) Physical exam.
(d) Blood work.

10. How would Vivian tell her students to think of her situation?
(a) As allusion.
(b) As wit.
(c) As irony.
(d) As a puzzle.

11. What is the definition of the word Vivian struggles with as she reads on her birthday?
(a) A type of flower.
(b) Having the properties of blood.
(c) Makes you sleepy.
(d) Aged.

12. Who takes Vivian's medical history in Scene 4?
(a) Jason.
(b) Susie.
(c) A technician.
(d) Kelekian.

13. Who published Vivian's dissertation?
(a) The Scholarly Journal of Literature.
(b) The University Press.
(c) The Journal of English Texts.
(d) Critical Discourse.

14. What does Vivian say about medical terms in comparison to the words of Donne?
(a) They are more clinical.
(b) They are less evocative.
(c) They are more weighty.
(d) They are less poetic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the book Vivian published?

2. What is the struggle in the beginning of the sonnet, according to Ashford?

3. What percentage of the chemotherapy dose does Vivian have to take?

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

5. What word does Kelekian use to refer to Vivian's cancer?

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