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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many cycles of treatment will Vivian undergo?
(a) As many as nedded.
(b) 4.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

2. What is Vivian wearing as the play begins?
(a) Graduation robes.
(b) A wedding dress.
(c) A hospital gown.
(d) Street clothes.

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

4. How long did Vivian study with Ashford?
(a) Three years.
(b) One year.
(c) Until she completed her Ph.D.
(d) Six years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Vivian study Donne under?

2. What trait do Vivian and Kelekian emphasize with their students?

3. How much does Vivian vomit in Scene 5?

4. What does Vivian think would be a great loss to her discipline?

5. How long does Vivian say she is given to live?

(see the answer key)

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