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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What flavor of treat does Susie bring to Vivian?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Strawberry.
(c) Apple.
(d) Orange.

2. What does Susie tell Vivian about her cancer?
(a) It is in remission.
(b) It has spread to her brain.
(c) It is not being cured.
(d) It has not changed since her diagnosis.

3. What does Vivian decide about the issue Susie discusses with her?
(a) She would like to hire a live-in nurse instead of going to a transitional care facility.
(b) She would like to stop treatment.
(c) She does not want to be resuscitated if her heart stops.
(d) She would like her body donated to science.

4. What does Vivian think would be a great loss to her discipline?
(a) Her death.
(b) Retiring.
(c) Barfing her brains out.
(d) Allowing her colleagues to hear her vocabulary.

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the larger aspects Donne addresses in his sonnets?
(a) Death.
(b) God.
(c) Love.
(d) Life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vivian say she is learning to do during her course of chemotherapy treatment?

2. How much does Vivian vomit in Scene 5?

3. Who does Vivian ask Susie to call for her when Susie offers?

4. What is the date of the sonnet Vivian recites when she imagines she is teaching?

5. What does Vivian describe as “mildly uncomfortable” in Scene 5?

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