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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes Vivian's medical history in Scene 4?
(a) Susie.
(b) Kelekian.
(c) A technician.
(d) Jason.

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

3. What source does Gardner's translation use for the sonnets?
(a) Reading manuscripts.
(b) London manuscripts.
(c) Essex manuscripts.
(d) Westmoreland manuscripts.

4. What is the problem with the translation Vivian used?
(a) The meter.
(b) The punctuation.
(c) It was renounced by scholars.
(d) The adjectives are missing.

5. Why is Vivian's treatment aggressive?
(a) The tumor is very large.
(b) The tumor is spreading quickly.
(c) There are multiple tumors.
(d) It will keep the cancer from spreading.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Vivian's first appointment in Scene 4?

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

4. Where will Vivian stay during each cycle of treatment?

5. What is Vivian's second appointment in Scene 4?

(see the answer key)

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