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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jason say Vivian is not given patient-controlled medication?
(a) She is too weak to be able to push the button for the medication.
(b) She has earned a rest.
(c) She will not know when she has had enough.
(d) She does not want control over her medication dosing.

2. Who published Vivian's dissertation?
(a) The University Press.
(b) The Journal of English Texts.
(c) Critical Discourse.
(d) The Scholarly Journal of Literature.

3. What test does Vivian have to have done when she is interrupted while she imagines she is teaching?
(a) An ultrasound.
(b) A pelvic exam.
(c) A GI series.
(d) A chest x-ray.

4. What does Vivian want to document to the audience before grand rounds?
(a) Her loss of hair.
(b) The loneliness that exists during cancer.
(c) The times between the dramatic climaxes.
(d) The strange quietness of hospital rooms.

5. Why does Vivian have to wait for her physical exam?
(a) Jason has to find Susie.
(b) She is early for her appointment.
(c) She wants to create suspense for the audience.
(d) Kelekian is with another patient.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cycles of treatment will Vivian undergo?

2. What does Vivian say she is supposed to think is a relief?

3. What does Vivian think would be a great loss to her discipline?

4. What word does Kelekian use to refer to Vivian's cancer?

5. What is Vivian's first appointment in Scene 4?

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