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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question is Vivian asked every year by a student?
(a) Where did Donne come up with his ideas?
(b) Why are the sonnets “holy?”
(c) Why are the sonnets “holy?”
(d) Why does Donne make everything so complicated?

2. What does Vivian describe as “mildly uncomfortable” in Scene 5?
(a) The first two days of a treatment cycle.
(b) A chest x-ray.
(c) A proctosigmoidoscopy.
(d) An electrocardiogram.

3. What is the definition of the word Vivian struggles with as she reads on her birthday?
(a) A type of flower.
(b) Having the properties of blood.
(c) Makes you sleepy.
(d) Aged.

4. What overwhelms the meaning of the sonnet in the translation Vivian used?
(a) The translator's religiosity.
(b) Punctuation.
(c) Meter.
(d) Adverbs.

5. Who takes Vivian's medical history in Scene 4?
(a) Jason.
(b) Kelekian.
(c) Susie.
(d) A technician.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vivian think would be a great loss to her discipline?

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

3. What course does Jason think is a colossal waste of time for researchers?

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

5. Why does Kelekian wear a mask when he checks on Vivian?

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