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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Vivian react to the morphine as it takes effect?
(a) She begins to cry.
(b) Her laughter turns to sighs.
(c) She recites one of Donne's poems.
(d) She holds Susie's hand.

2. What percentage of the chemotherapy dose does Vivian have to take?
(a) 100%.
(b) 85%.
(c) It will vary based on the cycle number.
(d) 25%.

3. Why does Vivian go into the hospital at the beginning of Scene 8?
(a) She has a fever.
(b) She was in a car accident.
(c) She is scheduled for her fifth cycle of chemotherapy.
(d) She wants to say hello to Susie.

4. What poem does Vivian quote in her final coherent lines of the play?
(a) She Sleeps.
(b) The Day of Rain.
(c) Holy Sonnet Six.
(d) Lady Lazarus.

5. What is the struggle in the beginning of the sonnet, according to Ashford?
(a) Education.
(b) Death.
(c) Salvation.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Vivian's treatment aggressive?

2. What does Vivian say is the trouble when she breaks down in tears?

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

4. What trait do Vivian and Kelekian emphasize with their students?

5. What does Vivian overhear two students mocking after a class?

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