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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What will happen after the final treatment cycle?
(a) Vivian will be in remission.
(b) Vivian will have to decide the next step.
(c) Vivian's tumor will be removed.
(d) Vivian will undergo a battery of tests.

3. How long does Vivian say she is given to live?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Two months.
(d) Several weeks.

4. What causes Jason to lose his composure at the end of Vivian's physical exam?
(a) Vivian's response to his exam.
(b) The size of the mass in Vivian's body.
(c) The fact that she is a professor he had as an undergraduate.
(d) Susie's outburst.

5. How many cycles of treatment will Vivian undergo?
(a) 6.
(b) As many as nedded.
(c) 4.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vivian say about medical terms in comparison to the words of Donne?

2. Who takes Vivian's medical history in Scene 4?

3. Which of the following is one of the “red herrings” Vivian experiences during chemotherapy?

4. When did Vivian lose her hair?

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

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