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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vivian describe as “mildly uncomfortable” in Scene 5?
(a) An electrocardiogram.
(b) A chest x-ray.
(c) The first two days of a treatment cycle.
(d) A proctosigmoidoscopy.

2. What time of day was it when Vivian got Susie to come in her room at the opening of Scene 13?
(a) The time of day is not given.
(b) Around lunchtime.
(c) Late at night.
(d) Sometime before breakfast.

3. What does Vivian say the reader of the sonnet wants to do to the speaker when she imagines she is teaching?
(a) Correct him.
(b) Hide from him.
(c) Join him.
(d) Condemn him.

4. Which of the Holy Sonnets does Vivian recite when she imagines she is teaching?
(a) Sonnet Fifteen.
(b) Sonnet Three.
(c) Sonnet Five.
(d) Sonnet Six.

5. Why does Vivian ring the bell after she vomits?
(a) So she can have a fresh glass of water.
(b) So the vomit can be added to her chart.
(c) So she can get help going to the restroom.
(d) So she can have some ice chips.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food does Susie offer Vivian?

2. How many visitors has Vivian had since arriving at the hospital?

3. How does Vivian think her colleagues would honor her memory?

4. What does Susie take with her when she leaves Vivian's room at the end of Scene 5?

5. What does Susie tell Vivian about her cancer?

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