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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Gardner's translation, what separates life from life everlasting?
(a) A dream.
(b) A period.
(c) A comma.
(d) A day.

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

3. How many nightgowns does Vivian say she wears all day?
(a) One, as well as a bathrobe.
(b) Two.
(c) One less than is comfortable.
(d) One.

4. What question does Vivian ask about a sonnet in a flashback of her student interactions?
(a) What propels this sonnet?
(b) Why did Donne write this sonnet?
(c) What makes this sonnet significant?
(d) What is the rhyme scheme of this sonnet?

5. How does Vivian connect her new word with the story she is reading?
(a) When her teacher uses the word in class the next day.
(b) The example her father gives her.
(c) The illustration.
(d) A dictionary her father gives her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vivian say about her peritoneal cavity?

2. Who interrupts Vivian's lecture when she imagines she is teaching?

3. How would Vivian tell her students to think of her situation?

4. How does Jason know Vivian's kidneys are functioning properly?

5. Who is Kelekian?

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