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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year dates Gardner's source materials?
(a) They are undated.
(b) 1623.
(c) 1455.
(d) 1610.

2. Why does Jason want Susie to increase Vivian's hydration?
(a) To keep her kidneys from fading.
(b) To ensure Vivian will get through her next treatment cycle.
(c) To combat the effects of her chemotherapy.
(d) To keep her conscious.

3. What was Vivian doing when she decided to go into the hospital at the beginning of Scene 8?
(a) Driving.
(b) Reading at home.
(c) Baking cookies.
(d) Grading essays.

4. What reason does one of the students give when asked why Donne makes his sonnets complicated?
(a) To make Vivian's class more difficult.
(b) Because he is hiding.
(c) He does not know how complicated his sonnets are.
(d) To sound smarter.

5. What is Vivian's second appointment in Scene 4?
(a) Chest x-ray.
(b) Physical exam.
(c) Blood work.
(d) GI series.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Susie offer to get for Vivian to comfort her?

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

3. What kind of cancer does Vivian have?

4. What does Vivian think would be a great loss to her discipline?

5. What question does Jason ask Vivian to check her mental status?

(see the answer key)

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