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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) Condemn him.
(b) Hide from him.
(c) Correct him.
(d) Join him.

2. What does one student say Donne is hiding behind in his sonnets?
(a) God.
(b) Sin.
(c) Wit.
(d) Vernacular.

3. Why does Kelekian wear a mask when he checks on Vivian?
(a) She is in the operating room.
(b) He has a cold.
(c) He forgot to take it off when he entered her room.
(d) She is in isolation.

4. Who is Kelekian?
(a) Vivian's mentor.
(b) Vivian's colleague.
(c) Vivian's supervisor at work.
(d) Vivian's oncologist.

5. How does Vivian handle unfamiliar medical terms?
(a) She asks Susie.
(b) She looks them up.
(c) She pretends she understands.
(d) She analyzes them by breaking them down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What author does Vivian quote at the end of Scene 1?

2. In what class did Vivian write the paper she has to do over?

3. Who asks Jason if he will miss people?

4. What does Vivian apologize for before she is given more pain medication?

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

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