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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who presents Vivian's case during grand rounds?
(a) Jason.
(b) A doctor Vivian has never met.
(c) Kelekian.
(d) Susie.

5. Vivian says she wants to know what the doctors mean when they ______.
(a) Treat her.
(b) Anatomize her.
(c) Figuratively dissect her.
(d) Talk over her.

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

7. How does Vivian understand the poem, as explained by Ashford?
(a) A puzzle.
(b) Truth.
(c) Wit.
(d) Uncompromising.

8. How does Vivian treat words?
(a) As life-blood.
(b) As friends.
(c) As weapons.
(d) With respect.

9. How much does Vivian vomit in Scene 5?
(a) A "bucketload."
(b) Several ounces.
(c) "Less than it feels like."
(d) 300 cc's.

10. What food does Susie offer Vivian?
(a) Soup.
(b) Jell-O.
(c) A slushie.
(d) A Popsicle.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Vivian when Scene 7 opens?

2. What percentage of the chemotherapy dose does Vivian have to take?

3. How long does each cycle take to complete?

4. Where will Vivian stay during each cycle of treatment?

5. What false name does Vivian give a technician?

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