2. What is Vivian's only defense?
(a) Demanding the doctors explain things on her level.
(b) The use of her extensive vocabulary.
(c) The acquisition of vocabulary.
(d) Donne.

3. How old is Vivian when Scene 7 opens?
(a) 18.
(b) 5.
(c) 50.
(d) 10.

4. According to Gardner's translation, what separates life from life everlasting?
(a) A comma.
(b) A day.
(c) A dream.
(d) A period.

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

6. What does Jason call Vivian's condition when he sees her at the beginning of Scene 8?
(a) “Shake and bake.”
(b) “Halfway to Heaven.”
(c) “Road pizza.”
(d) “Attention-seeking.”

7. In what class did Vivian write the paper she has to do over?
(a) The Modern Novel.
(b) Metaphysical Poetry.
(c) Seventeenth-Century Poetry.
(d) Contemporary Poetry.

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

9. What translation should Vivian have used?
(a) Graves's.
(b) Wyatt's.
(c) Metcalf's.
(d) Garnder's.

10. Why does Vivian go into the hospital at the beginning of Scene 8?
(a) She was in a car accident.
(b) She has a fever.
(c) She wants to say hello to Susie.
(d) She is scheduled for her fifth cycle of chemotherapy.

11. What word does Vivian struggle with as she reads on her birthday?
(a) Vintage.
(b) Sanguine.
(c) Crocuses.
(d) Soporific.

12. Who takes Vivian's medical history in Scene 4?
(a) Susie.
(b) Jason.
(c) A technician.
(d) Kelekian.

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

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

15. What does Vivian do after meeting with Ashford?
(a) Go back to the library.
(b) Do the paper over.
(c) Read it again.
(d) Go outside.