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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vivian say the reader of the sonnet wants to do to the speaker when she imagines she is teaching?
(a) Correct him.
(b) Join him.
(c) Condemn him.
(d) Hide from him.

2. What is Vivian's initial morphine dosage?
(a) Ten every half hour.
(b) As much as she feels she needs.
(c) Ten an hour.
(d) Five an hour.

3. What does Susie offer to get for Vivian to comfort her?
(a) A Popsicle.
(b) A cup of pudding.
(c) Some juice.
(d) A dish of ice cream.

4. What does Jason say the Holy Sonnets are about?
(a) The necessity of faith.
(b) Damnation.
(c) Salvation anxiety.
(d) The search for God.

5. What reason does Vivian give for her explanation?
(a) She once had someone explain it to her.
(b) She does not want Susie to feel ignored.
(c) She is a teacher.
(d) She wants Susie to understand why she makes the decisions she does.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date of the sonnet Vivian recites when she imagines she is teaching?

2. Who interrupts Vivian's lecture when she imagines she is teaching?

3. How does Ashford say goodbye to Vivian?

4. What source does Gardner's translation use for the sonnets?

5. When did Vivian lose her hair?

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