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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. Who remains awake while some of the dignitaries drift off into a drugged sleep?

2. What color cups do Tony Price and Sebert Stanley get, at Felix’ performance?

3. What is it that breaks Felix’ spell of vengeance?

4. What does Team Ariel say Ariel does after the action of the play?

5. What does Felix have to chastise himself to do toward the end of Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. What arrangements does Felix make with 8Handz?

2. What is the surprise Leggs has for Felix?

3. How does Felix frame Tony and Sebert?

4. What does SnakeEye do to inspire a fit of resentment in Felix?

5. What does Felix tell Sal and Tony when he appears to them as himself?

6. What happens to Felix when he goes on the cruise?

7. How do Freddie and Miranda wrap up the play Felix has staged?

8. How do the actors wish each other good luck?

9. How does Felix feel about his play when he is five weeks out?

10. What does Felix say is the ninth prison, which the actors had not identified?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate the ending of Hag-Seed. Does it ring true to you? Does it successfully resolve the problems and tensions that preceded it? What would you change, if anything? What are you left wishing for closure on, if anything?

Essay Topic 2

Write a character sketch of the author based on her style and content. What can we tell about her, based on the choices she makes in terms of description, characterization and plot? What values does she hold dear? What are her hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think she is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Who is the audience for Hag-Seed? What is the ideal reader for Hag-Seed likely to think about the book’s main topics? How does this book try to affect the reader? What is it trying to teach him or her, or get him or her to do?

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