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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who interrupts Vivian's lecture when she imagines she is teaching?
(a) Jason.
(b) Kelekian.
(c) Ashford.
(d) Susie.

2. What does Vivian describe as “mildly uncomfortable” in Scene 5?
(a) A chest x-ray.
(b) The first two days of a treatment cycle.
(c) A proctosigmoidoscopy.
(d) An electrocardiogram.

3. What level of fluids does Jason tell Vivian to push for each day?
(a) 100.
(b) 200.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 300.

4. What is Vivian wearing as the play begins?
(a) A hospital gown.
(b) A wedding dress.
(c) Graduation robes.
(d) Street clothes.

5. What does Vivian say about her peritoneal cavity?
(a) It is crawling with cancer.
(b) Only one tumor remains.
(c) It has been removed.
(d) There is no trace of cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Susie's last name?

2. What question does Vivian ask Jason when he visits her room in Scene 11?

3. Why does Vivian wander the stage at the end of Scene 12?

4. How would Vivian tell her students to think of her situation?

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

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