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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. At the start of 3.4 who does Caliban plan to conquer?

2. In 3.2, who exclaims "Down with tyrants!"

3. What does Trinculo decide to use for shelter in 3.2?

4. What action is Ferdinand doing at the start of 3.1?

5. Why does Miranda respond the way she does in 3.1 to Ferdinand's compliments?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Prospero and Caliban's relationship at the end of the play.

2. What does Caliban comment on in 3.4 when he wakes up?

3. In 2.3, who warns Alonso and Gonzalo that Antonio and Sebastian are plotting their deaths.

4. What does Ferdinand sing about at the start of 3.1? What is his emotional state?

5. What do the two spirits yell about in 3.4?

6. In 3.5, how does Prospero treat Trinculo and Stephano?

7. What does the expression "time to shake the coconut palm" mean in 2.3?

8. What do Trinculo and Stephano want to do with Caliban?

9. Describe the fight between Prospero and Caliban in 3.4.

10. Describe the conversation about mud in 3.4.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character says "It takes all kinds to make a world"? Where in the play is this line spoken and in what context? What is the symbolism of this quote?

Essay Topic 2

Define the term Prologue and discuss how Cesaire uses the Prologue to introduce the audience to his play.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the scene where Gonzalo reveals his opinions about colonizing the island. How does it relate to Cesaire's message of anti-colonization?

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