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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Jason describe cancer?
(a) Awesome.
(b) Insidious.
(c) Draining.
(d) Puzzling.

4. What is the date of the sonnet Vivian recites when she imagines she is teaching?
(a) 1611.
(b) 1603.
(c) 1609.
(d) 1604.

5. What does Vivian say about her peritoneal cavity?
(a) Only one tumor remains.
(b) It is crawling with cancer.
(c) There is no trace of cancer.
(d) It has been removed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of cancer does Vivian have?

2. According to Gardner's translation, what separates life from life everlasting?

3. When does Scene 6 open?

4. Who does Vivian say is the greatest wit?

5. Who interrupts Vivian's lecture when she imagines she is teaching?

(see the answer key)

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