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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. How long did Vivian study with Ashford?

2. How long does Vivian say the attention of chemotherapy was flattering?

3. How long does Vivian say she is given to live?

4. What is Vivian's second appointment in Scene 4?

5. What does Susie give Vivian to drink at the beginning of Scene 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ashford describe Vivian's essay?

2. Explain the cycle of Vivian's chemotherapy treatments as it relates to her overall feeling.

3. Why is Vivian's diagnosis so concerning?

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

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

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

7. How does Vivian say she would have preferred her play be cast? Why can it not be?

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

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

10. What is the irony of Vivian's hospitalization during her chemotherapy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define motif. Identify one motif used throughout Wit. How is this motif used throughout the play? How does this motif affect Vivian? How does this motif affect the overall story?

Essay Topic 2

Explain Vivian's relationship with Ashford. What does Vivian's relationship with Ashford reveal about Vivian? Why is this relationship important to Vivian? Why is it important to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Define characterization. Give at least one example of each type of characterization used in Wit to describe Vivian. Write a brief character biography of Vivian.

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