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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes Vivian's medical history in Scene 4?

2. What false name does Vivian give a technician?

3. How does Vivian think her colleagues would honor her memory?

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

5. What is the definition of the word Vivian struggles with as she reads on her birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vivian like about grand rounds?

2. What does Vivian say the audience will see in “this dramatic structure?” What does Vivian want to document?

3. How does Ashford describe Vivian's essay?

4. Why is Vivian's diagnosis so concerning?

5. What is the standard greeting where Vivian is? What is her standard response?

6. How does Vivian's father teach her the word “soporific?”

7. Give two reasons Vivian looks up medical terms she does not know?

8. What does Vivian think the process would be if she barfed her brains out?

9. What are three things Vivian think about while Kelekian is explaining her diagnosis?

10. What is the truth that Ashford refers to in her explanation of Donne's sonnet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define mood. What is the overall mood of Wit? How does Edson create this mood? Are there any mood shifts throughout the play? If so, how and when do those shifts occur?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the title of the play. What is wit? How is it used in literature? Whose wit is being referred to by the title of the play? What role does wit have throughout the play?

Essay Topic 3

Define climax. Identify the climax of the play. How do you know this is the climax of the story? What events led up to this moment? How does the rest of the story play out after the climax? Could any other moments be considered climactic? If so, which ones and how?

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