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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How would Vivian tell her students to think of her situation?
(a) As wit.
(b) As irony.
(c) As a puzzle.
(d) As allusion.

3. What causes Jason to lose his composure at the end of Vivian's physical exam?
(a) Vivian's response to his exam.
(b) The size of the mass in Vivian's body.
(c) The fact that she is a professor he had as an undergraduate.
(d) Susie's outburst.

4. What does Vivian think would be a great loss to her discipline?
(a) Allowing her colleagues to hear her vocabulary.
(b) Retiring.
(c) Barfing her brains out.
(d) Her death.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many visitors has Vivian had since arriving at the hospital?

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

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

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

5. Who presents Vivian's case during grand rounds?

(see the answer key)

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