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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Felix refer to as the “dead husk of his drowned self” (63)?
(a) His old car.
(b) The Makeshiweg Theatre Festival.
(c) His Prospero robe.
(d) His photos of his wife and Miranda.

2. How many years ago was Felix fired by Tony?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 15.

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

4. What does Anne-Marie say the rumors had claimed, about Felix’ disappearance from Makeshiweg Theatre Festival?
(a) That he had dead suddenly.
(b) That he had had a scandalous affair.
(c) That he had fled the law.
(d) That Tony had killed him.

5. What is Felix looking for when he drives away from the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival?
(a) His home town.
(b) A friend’s house.
(c) A place to lay low.
(d) A pub.

6. What does Felix say is the heart of his “secret project” (141)?
(a) Caliban.
(b) The goblins.
(c) Anne-Marie.
(d) Ferdinand.

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

8. How does Felix overcome Estelle’s objections about doing Shakespeare in the Literacy Through Literature program?
(a) He says that Shakespeare understood incarceration.
(b) He says that Shakespeare contains the greatest number of life’s lessons per play.
(c) He says that Shakespeare’s players were all journeymen.
(d) He says that anything less than Shakespeare is not literature.

9. What does Felix train the guards and inmates to say instead of “break a leg” (77)?
(a) Break their legs.
(b) Here’s looking at you.
(c) Wish me merde.
(d) Do it, man.

10. Who fantasizes about the ideal society in the Tempest?
(a) Alonso.
(b) Gonzalo.
(c) Ferdinand.
(d) Antonio.

11. What is Felix’ policy on cursing?
(a) No cursing at all.
(b) Only curses that are used in the play are acceptable.
(c) Cursing will be punished by extra reading.
(d) Curses are rated for flair and panache.

12. How does Felix defend Prospero’s actions in relation to Caliban?
(a) Progress.
(b) Solidarity with Ariel.
(c) Right of ownership.
(d) Self-defense.

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

14. What part of Felix’ plan is he apprehensive about, after getting the men to warm to Ariel and Miranda?
(a) The technical parts he cannot master.
(b) The amount of luck required.
(c) The unpredictable men.
(d) The contraband he will need.

15. What does Felix say most of the men shipwrecked on Prospero’s island want?
(a) Recognition.
(b) Liberty.
(c) Money.
(d) Power.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Felix say has been his trademark as a director?

2. What color do the men say Ariel’s costume should be?

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

4. Where is Anne-Marie working with Felix finds her?

5. Which part can Felix not immediately see an actor for, in his first meeting with the inmates to stage the Tempest?

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