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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What organ will be monitored during Vivian's treatment cycles?
(a) Heart.
(b) Liver.
(c) Lungs.
(d) Kidneys.

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 is Vivian wearing as the play begins?
(a) Street clothes.
(b) Graduation robes.
(c) A hospital gown.
(d) A wedding dress.

5. What trait do Vivian and Kelekian emphasize with their students?
(a) Thoroughness.
(b) Skepticism.
(c) Inquiry.
(d) Brevity.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Gardner's translation, what separates life from life everlasting?

2. How long does Vivian say she is given to live?

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

4. What sonnet is Vivian's paper about that must be done over?

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

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