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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What turn does Vivian's vocabulary take in Scene 5?
(a) A turn for the less eloquent.
(b) A turn for the vernacular.
(c) A turn for the colloquial.
(d) A turn for the Anglo-Saxon.

2. Who did Vivian study Donne under?
(a) Posner.
(b) Bearing.
(c) Kelekian.
(d) Ashford.

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

4. What is the struggle in the beginning of the sonnet, according to Ashford?
(a) Salvation.
(b) Education.
(c) Love.
(d) Death.

5. How long does Vivian say the attention of chemotherapy was flattering?
(a) A cycle.
(b) Three seconds.
(c) One hour.
(d) Five minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Gardner's translation, what separates life from life everlasting?

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

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

4. Why does Vivian have to wait for her physical exam?

5. How does Vivian think her colleagues would honor her memory?

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