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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 time of day was it when Vivian got Susie to come in her room at the opening of Scene 13?
2. How does Vivian react when she is told about what Susie and Jason are doing?
3. Why does Jason want Susie to increase Vivian's hydration?
4. What reason does one of the students give when asked why Donne makes his sonnets complicated?
5. What does Susie want to discuss with Vivian?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Susie tell Vivian that she and Jason are inserting a catheter even though she can't hear Susie?
2. Why is Vivian unable to explain to the audience what she is going through before she receives morphine?
3. Why does Vivian think of herself as “just the specimen jar?”
4. Why is Vivian scared?
5. Why does Vivian tell the audience that “now is the time for kindness?”
6. What are the three points Vivian emphasizes in Donne's poem during her imaginary lecture?
7. What is the significance of Vivian surviving eight cycles of chemotherapy at the full dosage?
8. What is the parallel between Vivian and Jason's careers?
9. How do Jason and Susie's views of Vivian compare and contrast?
10. Why does Vivian feel her recitation of Donne is “wrong” in her last coherent lines?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Define symbolism. Give at least one example of symbolism used in Wit. What is this a symbol of? Why is it important to the play?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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