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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will Jason and Kelekian's journal article be about?
(a) Vivian.
(b) The effects of Hexamethophosphacil and Vinplatin.
(c) Vivian's ovaries.
(d) Vivian's lungs.

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

3. What organ will be monitored during Vivian's treatment cycles?
(a) Heart.
(b) Lungs.
(c) Kidneys.
(d) Liver.

4. What was Vivian's principal task during her time with Ashford?
(a) Grading freshman essays.
(b) Organizing manuscripts.
(c) Alphabetizing index cards.
(d) Responding to fan mail.

5. What trait do Vivian and Kelekian emphasize with their students?
(a) Thoroughness.
(b) Skepticism.
(c) Inquiry.
(d) Brevity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What overwhelms the meaning of the sonnet in the translation Vivian used?

2. What does Susie take with her when she leaves Vivian's room at the end of Scene 5?

3. What poem does Vivian quote in her final coherent lines of the play?

4. How old is Vivian when Scene 7 opens?

5. Where will Vivian stay during each cycle of treatment?

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