View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is Shakespeare’s prose represented in Hag-Seed?
(a) As rap.
(b) Verbatim.
(c) As music.
(d) As impressionistic dance.

3. How does Felix solve the problem of who will play Miranda?
(a) They will leave out the Miranda scenes.
(b) He gets one of the young men to agree.
(c) They will play the part with a puppet.
(d) He will hire an actress for Miranda.

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

5. When does Hag-Seed begin?
(a) March 2003.
(b) April 1990.
(c) February, 2013.
(d) January 2006.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came out to see Felix off after Tony fired him?

2. How many prisons does Felix say there are in the Tempest?

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

4. How does Felix say the men will handle the bee-sucking line?

5. What is Felix looking for when he drives away from the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the inmates think about Caliban, and what problem does this cause for Felix?

2. How did Felix approach Anne-Marie about playing Miranda?

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

4. What is the prison like for Felix, and what kind of arrangements have been made for his security?

5. How does Felix get the men to want to play Ariel?

6. How is time structured at the beginning of Margaret Atwood’s Hag-Seed?

7. What does Felix’ bath make him think about Prospero and Miranda?

8. What are some of he insults Bent Pencil collects from the Tempest?

9. How has Felix expanded his course offering into four courses at Fletcher County Correctional Institute?

10. What problems do the players have with the idea of doing the Tempest?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,055 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample