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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What year dates Gardner's source materials?
(a) 1610.
(b) They are undated.
(c) 1455.
(d) 1623.

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

5. What literary device does Vivian reference in her opening monologue?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Irony.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Exposition.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of cancer does Vivian have?

3. Who is Kelekian?

4. How long does Vivian say the attention of chemotherapy was flattering?

5. What stage is Vivian's cancer in?

(see the answer key)

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