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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Vivian say she is learning to do during her course of chemotherapy treatment?
(a) To sleep.
(b) To survive.
(c) To be patient.
(d) To suffer.

4. What turn does Vivian's vocabulary take in Scene 5?
(a) A turn for the less eloquent.
(b) A turn for the vernacular.
(c) A turn for the Anglo-Saxon.
(d) A turn for the colloquial.

5. What does Susie want to discuss with Vivian?
(a) Her wishes about medical interventions.
(b) Whether or not she will continue with the next treatment cycle.
(c) Her preferences for transitional care.
(d) Who she would like to have claim her body.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Vivian say is the greatest wit?

2. What does Vivian decide about the issue Susie discusses with her?

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

4. What does Susie tell Vivian about her cancer?

5. Who interrupts Vivian's lecture when she imagines she is teaching?

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