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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Vivian study with Ashford?
(a) Until she completed her Ph.D.
(b) Six years.
(c) Three years.
(d) One year.

2. What does Susie give Vivian to drink at the beginning of Scene 8?
(a) Juice.
(b) Milk.
(c) Hot tea.
(d) Ice water.

3. What word does Vivian struggle with as she reads on her birthday?
(a) Soporific.
(b) Sanguine.
(c) Vintage.
(d) Crocuses.

4. Vivian says she wants to know what the doctors mean when they ______.
(a) Anatomize her.
(b) Treat her.
(c) Figuratively dissect her.
(d) Talk over her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the problem with the translation Vivian used?

2. What is the title of the book Vivian published?

3. What question does Vivian ask about a sonnet in a flashback of her student interactions?

4. What does Jason have to survive in order to begin his research?

5. What does a student ask Vivian for after a class?

(see the answer key)

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