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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Vivian say she is given to live?
(a) Six months.
(b) Several weeks.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Two months.

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

3. What author does Vivian quote at the end of Scene 1?
(a) John Keats.
(b) William Wordsworth.
(c) John Donne.
(d) William Shakespeare.

4. What overwhelms the meaning of the sonnet in the translation Vivian used?
(a) Meter.
(b) Punctuation.
(c) The translator's religiosity.
(d) Adverbs.

5. Who did Vivian study Donne under?
(a) Ashford.
(b) Bearing.
(c) Posner.
(d) Kelekian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year dates Gardner's source materials?

2. Who is Kelekian?

3. How long does each cycle take to complete?

4. In what class did Vivian write the paper she has to do over?

5. What literary device does Vivian reference in her opening monologue?

(see the answer key)

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