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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 Prospero tell the nobles in 3.4 will be returned to them?

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

3. When Stephano sees Caliban, what does Stephano decide to do with him in 3.2?

4. How does Ferdinand feel at the start of 3.1?

5. Who enters the stage in 3.2, singing and drinking wine?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who reunites with his son in 3.5, and what is his reaction?

3. Describe the conversation about mud in 3.4.

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

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

6. Where is the engagement celebration held in 3.3?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What is the relationship between Prospero and Ariel? Describe each character briefly as individuals. then describe how the interactions between the two characters add to the complexity of the play.

Essay Topic 3

Does Cesaire resolve the issues he presents in his play? Describe Prospero and Caliban's relationship at the end of the play and what you believe is the significance of this relationship.

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