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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long does Vivian say she is given to live?
(a) Several weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Six months.

3. What word does Kelekian use to refer to Vivian's cancer?
(a) Insidious.
(b) Rare.
(c) Unstable.
(d) Treacherous.

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

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

6. What is the definition of the word Vivian struggles with as she reads on her birthday?
(a) Makes you sleepy.
(b) Aged.
(c) Having the properties of blood.
(d) A type of flower.

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

8. What author does Vivian quote at the end of Scene 1?
(a) John Keats.
(b) William Wordsworth.
(c) John Donne.
(d) William Shakespeare.

9. 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 do not care what words mean.
(c) They have a greater arsenal of vocabulary when it comes to medical terminology.
(d) They only need to rely on what is in their textbooks.

10. What overwhelms the meaning of the sonnet in the translation Vivian used?
(a) Adverbs.
(b) The translator's religiosity.
(c) Meter.
(d) Punctuation.

11. What organ will be monitored during Vivian's treatment cycles?
(a) Heart.
(b) Liver.
(c) Kidneys.
(d) Lungs.

12. What side effect of Vivian's medication trips up the fellows during grand rounds?
(a) Nausea and vomiting.
(b) Fatigue.
(c) Hair loss.
(d) Psychological depression.

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

14. What does Susie give Vivian to drink at the beginning of Scene 8?
(a) Milk.
(b) Hot tea.
(c) Ice water.
(d) Juice.

15. What example does Vivian's father give her to help her understand the definition of the word she struggles with?
(a) His Victorian Era settee.
(b) Deer ticks.
(c) Boring dinner conversation.
(d) Vivian's mother's flower-bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Vivian study Donne under?

2. When does Scene 6 open?

3. What is the title of the book Vivian published?

4. What false name does Vivian give a technician?

5. How would Vivian tell her students to think of her situation?

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