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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 is Vivian's only defense?

2. What will happen after the final treatment cycle?

3. What side effect of Vivian's medication trips up the fellows during grand rounds?

4. What fruit is the same size as Vivian's tumor?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Jason suddenly stop as he is talking about Vivian during the examination?

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

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

6. Describe Vivian as she appears at the opening of the play.

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

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

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

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 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

Compare and contrast Vivian and Jason. How are they alike? How are they different? How does Edson use these similarities and differences to deepen the story?

Essay Topic 3

Define theme. Identify one theme of the play. How does Edson express this theme throughout the play? What point is she trying to make through this theme?

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