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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) Education.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Words.
(d) Donne.

2. What does Susie take with her when she leaves Vivian's room at the end of Scene 5?
(a) Vivian's washbasin.
(b) Vivian's hospital bed.
(c) The IV.
(d) The wheelchair.

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

4. Why does Kelekian wear a mask when he checks on Vivian?
(a) She is in isolation.
(b) She is in the operating room.
(c) He has a cold.
(d) He forgot to take it off when he entered her room.

5. Which of the following is one of the “red herrings” Vivian experiences during chemotherapy?
(a) Jaundice.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Hypertension.
(d) Liver poison.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jason go into Vivian's room wearing protective clothing?

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

3. What fruit is the same size as Vivian's tumor?

4. How much does Vivian vomit in Scene 5?

5. What does Vivian describe as “mildly uncomfortable” in Scene 5?

(see the answer key)

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