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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Vivian study Donne under?
(a) Kelekian.
(b) Bearing.
(c) Ashford.
(d) Posner.

2. What phrase does Jason use to explain the constant growth of cancer cells?
(a) Immortality in culture.
(b) Cellular colonialization.
(c) Invasion.
(d) Assimilation.

3. What percentage of the chemotherapy dose does Vivian have to take?
(a) 25%.
(b) 100%.
(c) 85%.
(d) It will vary based on the cycle number.

4. What is the struggle in the beginning of the sonnet, according to Ashford?
(a) Death.
(b) Love.
(c) Salvation.
(d) Education.

5. How does Vivian understand the poem, as explained by Ashford?
(a) Uncompromising.
(b) Truth.
(c) Wit.
(d) A puzzle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year dates Gardner's source materials?

2. What does Ashford instruct Vivian to do?

3. What does Jason come in to Vivian's room to check at the beginning of Scene 11?

4. What fruit is the same size as Vivian's tumor?

5. What book does Vivian choose to read on her birthday?

(see the answer key)

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