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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 Felix do once he stops fantasizing about revenge against Tony?
(a) Take up guitar.
(b) Start a smear campaign.
(c) Distract himself.
(d) Research Tony’s life.

2. What does Felix say people on the outside would do to get the instruction he is giving the inmates?
(a) Kill.
(b) Pay huge sums.
(c) Wait for years.
(d) Betray their friends.

3. What explanation does 8Handz give for why “thou earth” is an insult (93)?
(a) Modernism.
(b) Environmentalism.
(c) Colonialism.
(d) Racism.

4. What does Felix say has been his trademark as a director?
(a) Taking things too far.
(b) Returning to scripts’ origins.
(c) Adding relevant politics to a production.
(d) Making safe decisions.

5. Where will Felix have Tony and Sal watch his play?
(a) In the sealed wing with him.
(b) In their offices.
(c) In the cafeteria with the inmates.
(d) In the wardens’ office.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Felix say that simple curses are unacceptable?

2. What part will all of the men play, in addition to their own roles?

3. What is the good news Estelle has for Felix?

4. What is Felix brushing when Part I begins?

5. How long a trial period does Felix get, to make his experiment with Shakespeare?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the inmates think about Caliban, and what problem does this cause for Felix?

2. How is time structured at the beginning of Margaret Atwood’s Hag-Seed?

3. How does Felix cast his Tempest?

4. What unseen characters does Felix converse with?

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

6. How does Felix get the men to want to play Ariel?

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

8. How is Tony Price doing, in the first five years of Felix’ exile to the shanty?

9. What does Felix do to his identity when he rents the shanty?

10. What kind of suspense is created in the opening scene?

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