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

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

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

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

5. Who interrupts Vivian's lecture when she imagines she is teaching?
(a) Kelekian.
(b) Susie.
(c) Ashford.
(d) Jason.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Vivian vomit in Scene 5?

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

3. What test does Vivian have to have done when she is interrupted while she imagines she is teaching?

4. What flavor of treat does Susie bring to Vivian?

5. Why does Vivian ring the bell after she vomits?

(see the answer key)

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