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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Kelekian use to refer to Vivian's cancer?
(a) Insidious.
(b) Treacherous.
(c) Unstable.
(d) Rare.

2. Who published Vivian's dissertation?
(a) The University Press.
(b) The Journal of English Texts.
(c) Critical Discourse.
(d) The Scholarly Journal of Literature.

3. What does Vivian want to document to the audience before grand rounds?
(a) The strange quietness of hospital rooms.
(b) The times between the dramatic climaxes.
(c) Her loss of hair.
(d) The loneliness that exists during cancer.

4. Why does Vivian ring the bell after she vomits?
(a) So the vomit can be added to her chart.
(b) So she can get help going to the restroom.
(c) So she can have some ice chips.
(d) So she can have a fresh glass of water.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ashford instruct Vivian to do?

2. Who did Vivian study Donne under?

3. How long does Vivian say she is given to live?

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

5. What author does Vivian quote at the end of Scene 1?

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