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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Trinculo see hanging from a rope in 3.4?
(a) A stick.
(b) Colorful clothes.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A sword.

2. Who enters the stage in 3.2, singing and drinking wine?
(a) Prospero.
(b) Antoine.
(c) Stephano.
(d) Alonso.

3. Who calls Sebastian a coward in 2.3?
(a) Prospero.
(b) Ariel.
(c) Antonio.
(d) The king.

4. Whose engagement is Prospero celebrating in 3.3?
(a) Caliban and Ariel.
(b) Ariel and Alfonso.
(c) Miranda and Ferdinand.
(d) Miranda and Caliban.

5. What does Miranda accuse Ferdinand of at the start of 3.5?
(a) An affair.
(b) Conspiring against her father.
(c) Cheating.
(d) Violence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Prospero free in 3.4?

2. What does Caliban sing about at the end of the play?

3. What do Stephano and Trinculo decide Caliban needs in 3.2?

4. What animal does Trinculo complain about in 3.4?

5. What in 3.4 is Alonso excited about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the conversation about mud in 3.4.

2. What does Caliban comment on in 3.4 when he wakes up?

3. What is Caliban doing at the start of 3.2?

4. What does Prospero give back to the nobles in 3.5?

5. Who reunites with his son in 3.5, and what is his reaction?

6. What does Ferdinand sing about at the start of 3.1? What is his emotional state?

7. Which Gods and Goddesses attend the engagement party in 3.3? Who is not invited?

8. What does the expression "time to shake the coconut palm" mean in 2.3?

9. Why does Stephano say in 3.2 that he is no longer prejudiced against shipwrecks?

10. What do the men in 2.3 need to do in order to gain Prospero's forgiveness?

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