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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Felix sign up for using his alias F. Duke?
(a) Makeshiweg Theatre Festival subscription.
(b) Coffee of the month club.
(c) Credit cards.
(d) Gym membership.

2. What would Felix serve at his cast parties?
(a) Pot roast and ale.
(b) Grilled cheese and hot chocolate.
(c) Ginger ale and potato chips.
(d) Beer and hot dogs.

3. What kinds of books does Felix read from the library, while living in the hovel?
(a) Children’s books.
(b) Revenge plays.
(c) Drama criticism.
(d) Classic literature.

4. How does Felix convince the inmates to stage the Tempest?
(a) He says that it is about prisoners.
(b) He says that it is about love.
(c) He says that it is about violent revenge.
(d) He says that it is about magic.

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

6. How many years into his exile has Felix gone, when he takes the job at the Fletcher County Correctional Institute?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

7. What is the significance of Felix’ penname, F. Duke?
(a) Prospero was a duke.
(b) He was descended from an English duke.
(c) Duke is his brand of cigarettes.
(d) He grew up in the town of Duke, Illinois.

8. What is the range of ages among Felix’ inmates?
(a) 18-68.
(b) 34-65.
(c) 22-29.
(d) 19-45.

9. When does Part I of Hag-Seed begin?
(a) January 2013.
(b) March 2009.
(c) April 1990.
(d) February 2006.

10. What does Felix say his enterprise will ultimately depend on?
(a) Solidarity.
(b) Key figures’ mistakes.
(c) Luck.
(d) Exact timing.

11. How does Felix characterize Tony Price?
(a) An evil genius.
(b) A devious twisted bastard.
(c) A beatific poet.
(d) A formidable talent.

12. How does Felix say the men will handle the bee-sucking line?
(a) They will omit it.
(b) They will take turns reprising it.
(c) They will all chant it together.
(d) They will rewrite it.

13. What is Felix’ policy on cursing?
(a) Only curses that are used in the play are acceptable.
(b) Cursing will be punished by extra reading.
(c) Curses are rated for flair and panache.
(d) No cursing at all.

14. What does the residence smell like, where Felix finds a new home?
(a) Wood and earth.
(b) Decaying animals.
(c) Cleaning products.
(d) Mold and dirt.

15. What does Bent Pencil identify as the real reason for all of Prospero’s manipulations?
(a) Getting Antonio to wish he were dead.
(b) Getting Miranda to marry Ferdinand.
(c) Getting Gonzalo to recognize his legitimacy.
(d) Getting Alonso to abandon Antonio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who volunteers to be on Team Ariel after Felix’ explanation?

2. How does Felix characterize the prison employees’ opinions about how damaged the prisoners are?

3. What does Felix say is the heart of his “secret project” (141)?

4. What is the good news Estelle has for Felix?

5. How does Felix describe his production with the men Anne-Marie calls “crims” (143)?

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