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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vivian overhear two students mocking after a class?
(a) Her accent.
(b) Her use of a pointer.
(c) Her pronunciation.
(d) Her clothing.

2. What is Vivian's second appointment in Scene 4?
(a) Blood work.
(b) GI series.
(c) Chest x-ray.
(d) Physical exam.

3. Who does Vivian say is the greatest wit?
(a) Herself.
(b) Susie.
(c) John Donne.
(d) E. M. Ashford.

4. What does Vivian say about medical terms in comparison to the words of Donne?
(a) They are more clinical.
(b) They are more weighty.
(c) They are less evocative.
(d) They are less poetic.

5. Who asks Jason if he will miss people?
(a) Susie.
(b) Girls.
(c) His mother.
(d) Kelekian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one student say Donne is hiding behind in his sonnets?

2. What example does Vivian's father give her to help her understand the definition of the word she struggles with?

3. How does Vivian say she likes the poem she recites after her ultrasound?

4. Why does Vivian wander the stage at the end of Scene 12?

5. What percentage of the chemotherapy dose does Vivian have to take?

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