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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of the book Vivian published?
(a) Donne and Death: a Comprehensive Text.
(b) Made Cunningly.
(c) A Biography of John Donne.
(d) Death Be Not Proud.

2. What literary device does Vivian reference in her opening monologue?
(a) Imagery.
(b) Irony.
(c) Exposition.
(d) Alliteration.

3. What does Vivian say she is learning to do during her course of chemotherapy treatment?
(a) To survive.
(b) To suffer.
(c) To be patient.
(d) To sleep.

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

5. What fruit is the same size as Vivian's tumor?
(a) Grapefruit.
(b) Apple.
(c) Lemon.
(d) Kiwi.

6. When did Vivian lose her hair?
(a) After the first cycle of chemotherapy.
(b) She shaved her head before she began chemotherapy.
(c) It is still falling out.
(d) Between the fourth and fifth cycles of chemotherapy.

7. What advantage do the doctors have over Vivian in the world of vocabulary?
(a) They understand her vocabulary, but she is unable to understand theirs.
(b) They only need to rely on what is in their textbooks.
(c) They do not care what words mean.
(d) They have a greater arsenal of vocabulary when it comes to medical terminology.

8. Why is Vivian's treatment aggressive?
(a) The tumor is very large.
(b) There are multiple tumors.
(c) It will keep the cancer from spreading.
(d) The tumor is spreading quickly.

9. How many visitors has Vivian had since arriving at the hospital?
(a) Enough to fill a lecture hall.
(b) Only a few.
(c) Several.
(d) None.

10. What trait do Vivian and Kelekian emphasize with their students?
(a) Thoroughness.
(b) Skepticism.
(c) Brevity.
(d) Inquiry.

11. Why does Vivian have to wait for her physical exam?
(a) She wants to create suspense for the audience.
(b) She is early for her appointment.
(c) Jason has to find Susie.
(d) Kelekian is with another patient.

12. How long would Scene 6 last if Vivian had written it?
(a) It would be endless.
(b) Fifteen minutes.
(c) An hour and a half.
(d) Ten minutes.

13. Who did Vivian study Donne under?
(a) Posner.
(b) Ashford.
(c) Kelekian.
(d) Bearing.

14. How long does Vivian say the attention of chemotherapy was flattering?
(a) Five minutes.
(b) Three seconds.
(c) A cycle.
(d) One hour.

15. What question does Vivian discuss in her opening monologue?
(a) “Do you have any questions?”
(b) “How are you feeling today?”
(c) “Does that sound good?”
(d) “Do you understand?”

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cycles of treatment will Vivian undergo?

2. Who takes Vivian's medical history in Scene 4?

3. What does Vivian do after meeting with Ashford?

4. What is Vivian's only defense?

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

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