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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. Where does Cesaire move after high school?

2. Who, in the Prologue, says "it takes all kinds to make a world"?

3. What is Gonzalo's goal for the island in 2.2?

4. What was the name of the journal Cesaire started in college?

5. What does Caliban think about Prospero at the end of 2.1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Cesaire's opinions on colonization?

2. What does Prospero shout through the megaphone in 1.2?

3. What was Prospero and Miranda's life like prior to the island?

4. Who is Ariel and what is his role on the island?

5. What does Caliban wish Ariel at the end of 2.1? What does Ariel wish Caliban?

6. How does Caliban describe his relationship with Ariel in 2.1?

7. Describe the Master of Ceremonies.

8. What violent act of nature occurs at the start of 1.1? What is it compared to?

9. How does Cesaire use poetry and writing to advance politics?

10. Describe Cesaire's childhood.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Cesaire's personal history leads him to create this play.

Essay Topic 2

Define plot and subplot. What is the central plot in Cesaire's play and what is the subplot? Site specific examples from the play to prove your argument. How do the plot and subplot help reveal Cesaire's central theme to the audience?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the character of Gonzalo and compare his actions to one other character. How do the interactions with this other character enhance the plot?

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