Wit Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Wit Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Why does Vivian wander the stage at the end of Scene 12?

2. What test does Vivian have to have done when she is interrupted while she imagines she is teaching?

3. What does Susie call Vivian when she comes into her room to take care of the alarm?

4. What flavor of treat does Susie bring to Vivian?

5. What does Jason say the Holy Sonnets are about?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Jason and Susie's views of Vivian compare and contrast?

2. Why is Vivian scared?

3. Why is Vivian so upset at her imaginary lecture being interrupted by Susie?

4. What two options did Vivian have when a student's comment contained an insightful seed? What were the possible consequences of each?

5. What is the irony in Vivian's desire for personal contact with Jason?

6. What is the significance of Vivian surviving eight cycles of chemotherapy at the full dosage?

7. Why is it significant that someone always asked Vivian why Donne made his sonnets so complicated?

8. Why does Vivian tell the audience that “now is the time for kindness?”

9. What is the significance of Vivian noting to Susie that she is a teacher after they share a laugh?

10. Why does Vivian recite the sonnet beginning “This is my playes last scene?”

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the controversy surrounding Vivian's end-of-life wishes. What are Vivian's wishes? How does each of her caregivers feel about these wishes? Are Vivian's wishes honored at the end of the play? Why or why not?

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

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