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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. What author does Vivian quote at the end of Scene 1?

2. When did Vivian lose her hair?

3. What does Jason call Vivian's condition when he sees her at the beginning of Scene 8?

4. What was Vivian's principal task during her time with Ashford?

5. How does Vivian get to the hospital at the beginning of Scene 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vivian like about grand rounds?

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

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

4. Why does Jason not want to lower Vivian's dose of chemotherapy?

5. How does Ashford describe Vivian's essay?

6. Why is Vivian's diagnosis so concerning?

7. How does Vivian foreshadow, or hint at, her fever prior to Scene 8?

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

9. How does Vivian link what she learned in The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and her career work in Donne?

10. When and how did Vivian discover words would be her life's work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define epiphany. Give at least one example of an epiphany in Wit. What lead to this epiphany? What is the aftermath of this epiphany? How does this epiphany change the character?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare and contrast Susie and Jason. How are they alike? How are they different? Explain each of their relationships with Vivian.

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