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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 a technician hand Vivian when she imagines she is giving a lecture?
(a) A pointer.
(b) A sheaf of papers.
(c) A book.
(d) Her glasses.

2. How many visitors has Vivian had since arriving at the hospital?
(a) Enough to fill a lecture hall.
(b) Only a few.
(c) Several.
(d) None.

3. Who presents Vivian's case during grand rounds?
(a) Jason.
(b) A doctor Vivian has never met.
(c) Susie.
(d) Kelekian.

4. What does Ashford instruct Vivian to do?
(a) Do the paper over.
(b) Go outside.
(c) Read it again.
(d) Go back to the library.

5. Why does Vivian go into the hospital at the beginning of Scene 8?
(a) She has a fever.
(b) She was in a car accident.
(c) She wants to say hello to Susie.
(d) She is scheduled for her fifth cycle of chemotherapy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Vivian struggle with as she reads on her birthday?

2. How many nightgowns does Vivian say she wears all day?

3. What is the struggle in the beginning of the sonnet, according to Ashford?

4. What course does Jason think is a colossal waste of time for researchers?

5. What was Vivian's principal task during her time with Ashford?

(see the answer key)

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