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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of the book Vivian published?
(a) A Biography of John Donne.
(b) Donne and Death: a Comprehensive Text.
(c) Made Cunningly.
(d) Death Be Not Proud.

2. How does Vivian occupy herself while she waits for her physical exam?
(a) She sings.
(b) She speculates how her career path would have gone if she had not gotten cancer.
(c) She imagines she is giving a lecture.
(d) She recites a sonnet by John Donne.

3. What word does Kelekian use to refer to Vivian's cancer?
(a) Unstable.
(b) Insidious.
(c) Rare.
(d) Treacherous.

4. Who is Kelekian?
(a) Vivian's oncologist.
(b) Vivian's supervisor at work.
(c) Vivian's colleague.
(d) Vivian's mentor.

5. What does Ashford instruct Vivian to do?
(a) Go outside.
(b) Do the paper over.
(c) Go back to the library.
(d) Read it again.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does each cycle take to complete?

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

3. What is Vivian wearing as the play begins?

4. Why does Vivian have to wait for her physical exam?

5. What is the struggle in the beginning of the sonnet, according to Ashford?

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