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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What side effect of Vivian's medication trips up the fellows during grand rounds?
(a) Hair loss.
(b) Nausea and vomiting.
(c) Psychological depression.
(d) Fatigue.

2. How many nightgowns does Vivian say she wears all day?
(a) One.
(b) One less than is comfortable.
(c) Two.
(d) One, as well as a bathrobe.

3. What does Vivian consider her life's work?
(a) Words.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Education.
(d) Donne.

4. What sonnet is Vivian's paper about that must be done over?
(a) Lady Lazarus.
(b) Holy Sonnet Five.
(c) Holy Sonnet Six.
(d) Holy Sonnet Ten.

5. According to Gardner's translation, what separates life from life everlasting?
(a) A comma.
(b) A day.
(c) A period.
(d) A dream.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of the chemotherapy dose does Vivian have to take?

2. How does Vivian treat words?

3. What question does Vivian discuss in her opening monologue?

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

5. How many visitors has Vivian had since arriving at the hospital?

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