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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Susie call Vivian when she comes into her room to take care of the alarm?

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

3. What does Vivian think would be a great loss to her discipline?

4. What turn does Vivian's vocabulary take in Scene 5?

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

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