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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Vivian ring the bell after she vomits?
(a) So she can have some ice chips.
(b) So the vomit can be added to her chart.
(c) So she can get help going to the restroom.
(d) So she can have a fresh glass of water.

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

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

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

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

8. 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.

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

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

11. How does Vivian think her colleagues would honor her memory?
(a) A memorial service during which they read the Holy Sonnets.
(b) A collection of her essays on John Donne.
(c) A collection of their essays on John Donne.
(d) A portrait in the hall of the department.

12. How would Vivian tell her students to think of her situation?
(a) As wit.
(b) As a puzzle.
(c) As allusion.
(d) As irony.

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

14. 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.

15. How long does each cycle take to complete?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) One week.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One month.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Vivian get to the hospital at the beginning of Scene 8?

2. What false name does Vivian give a technician?

3. What is the problem with the translation Vivian used?

4. What overwhelms the meaning of the sonnet in the translation Vivian used?

5. What organ will be monitored during Vivian's treatment cycles?

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