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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where will Vivian stay during each cycle of treatment?
(a) At the hospital.
(b) At her home.
(c) At a hotel near the hospital.
(d) At a friend's home.

2. Who published Vivian's dissertation?
(a) The Journal of English Texts.
(b) The Scholarly Journal of Literature.
(c) Critical Discourse.
(d) The University Press.

3. What kind of cancer does Vivian have?
(a) Lung.
(b) Ovarian.
(c) Bone.
(d) Breast.

4. What source does Gardner's translation use for the sonnets?
(a) Reading manuscripts.
(b) Essex manuscripts.
(c) Westmoreland manuscripts.
(d) London manuscripts.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What stage is Vivian's cancer in?

3. What food does Susie offer Vivian?

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

5. What organ will be monitored during Vivian's treatment cycles?

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