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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. Where does Hag-Seed begin?
(a) On the road.
(b) Felix’ hovel.
(c) Fletcher County Correctional Institute.
(d) Makeshiweg Theatre Festival.

2. What reason does Felix give for declining to seduce Tony’s wife as revenge?
(a) She was his lover once already.
(b) She died recently.
(c) She is cold.
(d) She is ugly.

3. Where is Anne-Marie working with Felix finds her?
(a) A coffee shop.
(b) A high school.
(c) A law office.
(d) A painter’s studio.

4. What does Felix say he was distracted by, that put him in the position he is in?
(a) His literary work.
(b) His magic hobby.
(c) His marriage collapsing.
(d) His daughter’s death.

5. How is Shakespeare’s prose represented in Hag-Seed?
(a) As impressionistic dance.
(b) As rap.
(c) Verbatim.
(d) As music.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What would Felix serve at his cast parties?

3. How many of the inmates want to play Ariel?

4. What was Felix planning to stage, before he found out about the ministers’ visit and decided to do the Tempest?

5. What is Felix looking for when he drives away from the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the prison like for Felix, and what kind of arrangements have been made for his security?

2. What effect did Miranda’s death have on Felix?

3. What is Felix’ relationship with his daughter’s memory like?

4. How did Felix approach Anne-Marie about playing Miranda?

5. What is Felix’ policy on cursing during rehearsals?

6. What does Felix bring with him to remember his daughter?

7. Who are the enforcers Felix describes in the Tempest?

8. What causes Felix to change his plan from Henry V to the Tempest?

9. How is Shakespeare’s the Tempest presented in Hag-Seed?

10. What problems do the players have with the idea of doing the Tempest?

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