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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What stage is Vivian's cancer in?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

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

3. 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.

4. What was Vivian's principal task during her time with Ashford?
(a) Organizing manuscripts.
(b) Grading freshman essays.
(c) Responding to fan mail.
(d) Alphabetizing index cards.

5. Why does Vivian have to wait for her physical exam?
(a) She is early for her appointment.
(b) She wants to create suspense for the audience.
(c) Jason has to find Susie.
(d) Kelekian is with another patient.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vivian do after meeting with Ashford?

2. What is the title of the book Vivian published?

3. Who published Vivian's dissertation?

4. What does Susie take with her when she leaves Vivian's room at the end of Scene 5?

5. What overwhelms the meaning of the sonnet in the translation Vivian used?

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