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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Felix tell the inmates he will reveal the last of the prisons in the Tempest?
(a) After the play.
(b) When they are all paroled.
(c) When the ministers arrive.
(d) When they get to the appropriate scene.

2. How many years ago was Felix fired by Tony?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

3. What does Felix give up his Mustang for, during his exile?
(a) A Peugeot.
(b) A Saab.
(c) A Volkswagen.
(d) A Volvo.

4. Where is Anne-Marie working with Felix finds her?
(a) A high school.
(b) A coffee shop.
(c) A law office.
(d) A painter’s studio.

5. How many of the inmates want to play Ariel?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

6. What color do the men say Ariel’s costume should be?
(a) Gray.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

7. What did Felix do when he was bored and needed company, when he was living in the hovel?
(a) Drive to the hardware store.
(b) Buy groceries.
(c) Wander the streets of Wilmot.
(d) Go to the movies.

8. What does Felix say people on the outside would do to get the instruction he is giving the inmates?
(a) Pay huge sums.
(b) Kill.
(c) Betray their friends.
(d) Wait for years.

9. What does Felix tell his actors they become when they come to his class?
(a) Their true selves.
(b) Free.
(c) His workers.
(d) A clean slate.

10. How does Felix characterize the prison employees’ opinions about how damaged the prisoners are?
(a) An underestimate.
(b) Twaddle.
(c) Liberal projection.
(d) Lies.

11. How does Felix solve the problem of who will play Ariel?
(a) He says that he will hire an actress for Ariel.
(b) He says that they will deal with that later.
(c) He says that Ariel will be a puppet.
(d) He says that all the actors will rotate through that part.

12. What show brought Anne-Marie back to theatre?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Phantom of the Opera.
(c) Cats.
(d) Crazy for You.

13. What does the imagined teenaged Miranda make Felix eat?
(a) Beef.
(b) Kale.
(c) Potato chips.
(d) Bran muffins.

14. How many of the inmates want to play Caliban?
(a) 15.
(b) 18.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

15. How will Felix solve the problem of casting the female goddesses?
(a) He will use puppets.
(b) He will rotate men through those roles.
(c) He will omit their scenes.
(d) He will play them himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Felix say he was distracted by, that put him in the position he is in?

2. What does Felix say has been his trademark as a director?

3. Why do so many men want to play Caliban?

4. What kind of writing does the novel open with?

5. What does Felix see when he looks at himself through Miranda’s eyes?

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