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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Felix say the men will handle the bee-sucking line?
(a) They will rewrite it.
(b) They will take turns reprising it.
(c) They will omit it.
(d) They will all chant it together.

2. What does Felix include in the cast list for Anne-Marie?
(a) The inmates’ bios.
(b) The inmates’ crimes.
(c) The inmates’ home towns.
(d) The inmates’ head shots.

3. What furniture is in the hovel Felix rents?
(a) An armoire and a table.
(b) The place is unfurnished.
(c) A full bedroom set and nothing else.
(d) Only a lamp.

4. What improvement does Felix make to the hovel?
(a) Runs electricity.
(b) Adds a fireplace.
(c) Digs a well for water.
(d) Installs indoor plumbing.

5. How many of the inmates want to play Ariel?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

6. What color do the men say Ariel’s costume should be?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Gray.
(d) White.

7. What does Anne-Marie have tattooed on her as reminder of her production of the Tempest at Makeshiweg Theatre Festival?
(a) A bee.
(b) A cannibal.
(c) A sorcerer’s staff.
(d) An island.

8. How many prisons does Felix say there are in the Tempest?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

9. How does Felix solve the problem of who will play Miranda?
(a) They will play the part with a puppet.
(b) He will hire an actress for Miranda.
(c) They will leave out the Miranda scenes.
(d) He gets one of the young men to agree.

10. What does Felix say his enterprise will ultimately depend on?
(a) Luck.
(b) Solidarity.
(c) Key figures’ mistakes.
(d) Exact timing.

11. What did Felix’ wife die of?
(a) Meningitis.
(b) Childbirth.
(c) Staph infection.
(d) Car crash.

12. How does Felix solve the problem of who will play Ariel?
(a) He says that Ariel will be a puppet.
(b) He says that they will deal with that later.
(c) He says that all the actors will rotate through that part.
(d) He says that he will hire an actress for Ariel.

13. How does Felix describe his production with the men Anne-Marie calls “crims” (143)?
(a) More real than real.
(b) A beautiful challenge.
(c) A hilarious farce.
(d) A dangerous, risky opportunity.

14. What behavior does Felix describe as “full blown lunacy” (45)?
(a) Isolating himself.
(b) Writing a play.
(c) Stalking Tony Price.
(d) Imagining Miranda’s growth.

15. What is the good news Estelle has for Felix?
(a) Felix can get a pay raise.
(b) Felix’s films of Shakespeare plays will be broadcast.
(c) Felix can teach additional courses.
(d) The ministers are coming to visit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Tony’s job at the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival?

2. How does Felix defend Prospero’s actions in relation to Caliban?

3. How did Felix try to imagine Maude, Bert and their children?

4. What kind of writing does the novel open with?

5. What does the residence smell like, where Felix finds a new home?

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