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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 forbid Miranda to do in 3.1?

2. What does Trinculo lament in 3.2?

3. What does Trinculo see hanging from a rope in 3.4?

4. What time of day is it when 3.4 begins?

5. Who begs Prospero for mercy in 3.4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Antonio mock the king in 2.3?

2. Describe the conversation about mud in 3.4.

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

4. Which Gods and Goddesses attend the engagement party in 3.3? Who is not invited?

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

6. Describe the God Eshu.

7. What does Prospero do in 3.1 that angers Caliban?

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

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

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

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

When Prospero comes on stage in 1.2 he carries a megaphone. What does he shout through the megaphone and what is the effect of that statement? What is the significance of the megaphone?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Cesaire choose to adapt a play by Shakespeare to deliver his message to an audience? How does he stay true to Shakespeare's play and where does he change things? What is the benefit of this?

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