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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sonnet is Vivian's paper about that must be done over?
(a) Lady Lazarus.
(b) Holy Sonnet Six.
(c) Holy Sonnet Five.
(d) Holy Sonnet Ten.

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

3. What is Vivian's first appointment in Scene 4?
(a) Blood work.
(b) GI series.
(c) Physical exam.
(d) Chest x-ray.

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

5. In what class did Vivian write the paper she has to do over?
(a) Contemporary Poetry.
(b) Seventeenth-Century Poetry.
(c) Metaphysical Poetry.
(d) The Modern Novel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Vivian understand the poem, as explained by Ashford?

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

3. How many cycles of treatment will Vivian undergo?

4. How long does each cycle take to complete?

5. What causes Jason to lose his composure at the end of Vivian's physical exam?

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