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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the date of the sonnet Vivian recites when she imagines she is teaching?
(a) 1609.
(b) 1604.
(c) 1603.
(d) 1611.

2. How does Jason describe cancer?
(a) Draining.
(b) Puzzling.
(c) Insidious.
(d) Awesome.

3. Who published Vivian's dissertation?
(a) The University Press.
(b) Critical Discourse.
(c) The Journal of English Texts.
(d) The Scholarly Journal of Literature.

4. What fruit is the same size as Vivian's tumor?
(a) Apple.
(b) Lemon.
(c) Grapefruit.
(d) Kiwi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of student usually asks the question Vivian is asked every year?

2. What will happen after the final treatment cycle?

3. What reason does one of the students give when asked why Donne makes his sonnets complicated?

4. What is the struggle in the beginning of the sonnet, according to Ashford?

5. What is Vivian's only defense?

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