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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What stage is Vivian's cancer in?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Kelekian?

3. What is the struggle in the beginning of the sonnet, according to Ashford?

4. Who does Vivian ask Susie to call for her when Susie offers?

5. What is the problem with the translation Vivian used?

(see the answer key)

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