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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Vivian understand the poem, as explained by Ashford?
(a) Uncompromising.
(b) Wit.
(c) Truth.
(d) A puzzle.

4. In what class did Vivian write the paper she has to do over?
(a) Seventeenth-Century Poetry.
(b) The Modern Novel.
(c) Metaphysical Poetry.
(d) Contemporary Poetry.

5. What is the title of the book Vivian published?
(a) A Biography of John Donne.
(b) Death Be Not Proud.
(c) Donne and Death: a Comprehensive Text.
(d) Made Cunningly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Vivian wearing as the play begins?

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

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

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

5. What false name does Vivian give a technician?

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