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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the struggle in the beginning of the sonnet, according to Ashford?
(a) Salvation.
(b) Education.
(c) Love.
(d) Death.

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

3. What sonnet is Vivian's paper about that must be done over?
(a) Holy Sonnet Ten.
(b) Lady Lazarus.
(c) Holy Sonnet Six.
(d) Holy Sonnet Five.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does each cycle take to complete?

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

3. What word does Kelekian use to refer to Vivian's cancer?

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

5. What translation should Vivian have used?

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