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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What behavior does Felix describe as “full blown lunacy” (45)?
(a) Writing a play.
(b) Imagining Miranda’s growth.
(c) Stalking Tony Price.
(d) Isolating himself.

2. What was Tony’s job at the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival?
(a) Fundraising.
(b) Directing.
(c) Special effects.
(d) Principal actor.

3. What is Felix brushing when Part I begins?
(a) His teeth.
(b) His clothing.
(c) His hair.
(d) His dog.

4. What do the audience members attribute the black out to, in the prologue of Hag-Seed?
(a) A blizzard.
(b) A prison riot.
(c) A routine electrical issue.
(d) A terrorist act.

5. Why does Felix say that simple curses are unacceptable?
(a) They suppress too much meaning.
(b) They are meaningless.
(c) They are too vulgar.
(d) They are monotonous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes a voice to yell “Lockdown!” to the audience in the prologue of Hag-Seed?

2. What objection do Leggs and others make, to the Tempest?

3. Where will Felix have Tony and Sal watch his play?

4. What was Felix planning to stage, before he found out about the ministers’ visit and decided to do the Tempest?

5. What explanation does 8Handz give for why “thou earth” is an insult (93)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of suspense is created in the opening scene?

2. What is Tony Price’s role in Hag-Seed?

3. What causes Felix to change his plan from Henry V to the Tempest?

4. What is Anne-Marie doing in the video Felix shows the inmates, and what is their reaction?

5. How does Felix defend Prospero against the inmates’ distrust?

6. What is Felix’ relationship with his daughter’s memory like?

7. What are the productions like, that Felix stages at the Fletcher County Correctional Institute?

8. How is Shakespeare’s the Tempest presented in Hag-Seed?

9. How is Felix let go from the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival?

10. What did Felix occupy his time with, after he moved away from the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival?

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