2. Which of the following is one of the “red herrings” Vivian experiences during chemotherapy?
(a) Jaundice.
(b) Liver poison.
(c) Hypertension.
(d) Pneumonia.

3. What does Susie take with her when she leaves Vivian's room at the end of Scene 5?
(a) The wheelchair.
(b) Vivian's hospital bed.
(c) The IV.
(d) Vivian's washbasin.

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

5. What does Vivian want to document to the audience before grand rounds?
(a) Her loss of hair.
(b) The loneliness that exists during cancer.
(c) The times between the dramatic climaxes.
(d) The strange quietness of hospital rooms.

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

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

8. What food does Susie offer Vivian?
(a) A Popsicle.
(b) A slushie.
(c) Jell-O.
(d) Soup.

9. How does Vivian occupy herself while she waits for her physical exam?
(a) She speculates how her career path would have gone if she had not gotten cancer.
(b) She imagines she is giving a lecture.
(c) She sings.
(d) She recites a sonnet by John Donne.

10. How does Vivian get to the hospital at the beginning of Scene 8?
(a) She is driven by a colleague.
(b) She takes a taxi.
(c) She drives herself.
(d) She is taken in by an ambulance.

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

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

13. Who is Kelekian?
(a) Vivian's mentor.
(b) Vivian's colleague.
(c) Vivian's supervisor at work.
(d) Vivian's oncologist.

14. How long does Vivian say she is given to live?
(a) Six months.
(b) Several weeks.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two hours.

15. Why does Kelekian wear a mask when he checks on Vivian?
(a) He forgot to take it off when he entered her room.
(b) She is in isolation.
(c) She is in the operating room.
(d) He has a cold.