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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jason call Vivian's condition when he sees her at the beginning of Scene 8?
(a) “Shake and bake.”
(b) “Halfway to Heaven.”
(c) “Attention-seeking.”
(d) “Road pizza.”

2. What question does Vivian ask Jason when he visits her room in Scene 11?
(a) Why he does not like patients.
(b) Why he chose cancer research.
(c) What hospital he wants to pursue his research.
(d) Why he took her poetry class.

3. What type of student usually asks the question Vivian is asked every year?
(a) One of the students taking the class as an elective.
(b) One of the smart ones.
(c) One of the non-traditional students.
(d) One of the students who ends up working as a teaching assistant.

4. What course does Jason think is a colossal waste of time for researchers?
(a) End-of-life Ethics.
(b) Bedside manner.
(c) Clinicals that require patient interaction.
(d) Seventeenth-century poetry.

5. What does Vivian say she is supposed to think is a relief?
(a) Getting back to her room after the tests.
(b) Being able to drink juice.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Being finished with her treatment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advantage do the doctors have over Vivian in the world of vocabulary?

2. How does Vivian handle unfamiliar medical terms?

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

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

5. How much does Vivian vomit in Scene 5?

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