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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. When does Scene 6 open?

2. What will happen after the final treatment cycle?

3. What does Ashford instruct Vivian to do?

4. What does Vivian describe as “mildly uncomfortable” in Scene 5?

5. What does Vivian consider her life's work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Vivian explain her career while the technicians perform their tests?

2. Why does Vivian appreciate Kelekian's thoroughness as he explains the situation to her?

3. How does Vivian describe the introduction her colleagues would write?

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

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

6. Why is Vivian's diagnosis so concerning?

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

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

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

10. Why does Vivian recite Donne's Holy Sonnet Six while she is waiting for Jason to examine her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define metadrama. Explain Edson's use of metadrama in Wit. How does Edson use metadrama? How does the use of metadrama affect the audience's perception of the story? Is Edson's use of metadrama effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Define irony. Give at least two examples of irony in Wit. What types of irony are each of these examples? How do you know these instances are ironic? What do these instances of irony do to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Define aside. Give at least one example of an aside used in the play. How does Edson use asides in Wit? What do asides add to the story?

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