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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 must the men do in 2.3 in order for Prospero to forgive them?

2. Why does Antonio mock the king in 2.3?

3. What in 3.4 is Alonso excited about?

4. What does Prospero tell Ariel to arrange on the side of the road in 3.3?

5. Who goes to Prospero for forgiveness in 2.3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who offers to help Ferdinand in the field in 3.1? What does Ferdinand want instead?

2. What does Caliban whisper to Ferdinand, and how does Ferdinand use that information in 3.1?

3. Why does Prospero instruct Ariel to line the road with gaudy clothes and glass trinkets?

4. What do the men in 2.3 need to do in order to gain Prospero's forgiveness?

5. What does Prospero give back to the nobles in 3.5?

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

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

8. Why does Stephano say in 3.2 that he is no longer prejudiced against shipwrecks?

9. Who proclaims himself as king of the island in 3.2?

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

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

How does colonization and the anti-colonization movement present itself in Cesaire's adaptation of this play? Cite specific examples from the text to prove your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Compare Caliban and Ariel's views of slavery. How do their differing opinions aid Cesaire's message in the play?

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