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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question does Vivian ask Jason when he visits her room in Scene 11?
(a) Why he took her poetry class.
(b) Why he chose cancer research.
(c) Why he does not like patients.
(d) What hospital he wants to pursue his research.

2. Which of the following is one of the “red herrings” Vivian experiences during chemotherapy?
(a) Liver poison.
(b) Hypertension.
(c) Jaundice.
(d) Pneumonia.

3. What will happen after the final treatment cycle?
(a) Vivian will be in remission.
(b) Vivian will undergo a battery of tests.
(c) Vivian's tumor will be removed.
(d) Vivian will have to decide the next step.

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

5. Who does Vivian ask Susie to call for her when Susie offers?
(a) Mr. Bearing.
(b) No one.
(c) Ashford.
(d) One of her students.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sonnet is Vivian's paper about that must be done over?

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

3. Who presents Vivian's case during grand rounds?

4. Who is Kelekian?

5. How long does Vivian say she is given to live?

(see the answer key)

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