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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kelekian wear a mask when he checks on Vivian?
(a) He forgot to take it off when he entered her room.
(b) She is in isolation.
(c) He has a cold.
(d) She is in the operating room.

2. What flavor of treat does Susie bring to Vivian?
(a) Apple.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Orange.
(d) Strawberry.

3. What does Vivian want to document to the audience before grand rounds?
(a) The strange quietness of hospital rooms.
(b) The loneliness that exists during cancer.
(c) The times between the dramatic climaxes.
(d) Her loss of hair.

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

5. What word does Kelekian use to refer to Vivian's cancer?
(a) Treacherous.
(b) Insidious.
(c) Rare.
(d) Unstable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jason come in to Vivian's room to check at the beginning of Scene 11?

2. What question does Vivian discuss in her opening monologue?

3. How does Jason know Vivian's kidneys are functioning properly?

4. How does Vivian say some would describe her in everything she has done?

5. Why does Vivian ring the bell after she vomits?

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