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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does TimEEz do as soon as the lights go out?

2. What is Anne-Marie’s objection to Team Antonio’s predictions?

3. What color cups do Sal O’Nally and Lonnie Gordon get, at Felix’ performance?

4. Where do the goblins escort the ministers to, from the cells?

5. What does Anne-Marie demonstrate with a dance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Felix when he goes on the cruise?

2. What is Sal’s state of mind as he arrives at Fletcher County Correctional Institute for the play?

3. What does Team Hag-Seed say Caliban would have done after the play?

4. How does Felix frame Tony and Sebert?

5. What arrangements does Felix make with 8Handz?

6. How do Freddie and Miranda wrap up the play Felix has staged?

7. What happens to throw WonderBoy and Anne-Marie off their rhythm, after their first successful scene together?

8. How do the actors wish each other good luck?

9. How does Felix feel about his play when he is five weeks out?

10. What does Felix do for work after the production of the Tempest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What topics would you like to research further, after reading Hag-Seed? Describe why additional research or reading would be beneficial to an understanding of this book. Propose a list of articles or books you would read in order to get a better handle on Hag-Seed.

Essay Topic 2

When is Hag-Seed most itself? What is its characteristic passage, or moment? What makes that moment or passage the most representative of the book as a whole? Are there any places where the book seems to depart from its typical self, as if to become a different book?

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate your own reading of Hag-Seed—did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

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