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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. What does Prospero think about Ferdinand's and Miranda's attraction to each other?

2. What does Miranda urge Ferdinand to do while he is working?

3. In his soliloquy, what does Ferdinand say makes his job easier?

4. Prospero and Miranda were given provisions and books on the boat by

5. What does Caliban beg of Stephano when he first meets him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Antonio persuade Sebastian to go along with the plan to assassinate Alonso and take over Naples?

2. In Act II, Scene II, why does Caliban drop to the ground when Trinculo appears?

3. Why does Prospero make it difficult for Ferdinand to be with Miranda?

4. What is Trinculo's plan for Caliban when he sees that he is actually a man?

5. What does the drunken Stephano think he sees when he happens upon Caliban and Trinculo?

6. What is the tempest in Ariel's and Prospero's relationship?

7. How do Ferdinand's and Miranda's positive qualities function in terms of the other characters?

8. How is Act I, Scene II with Miranda and Ferdinand a kind of exposition for the plot?

9. How does Prospero's treatment of Caliban mirror Antonio's past treatment of Prospero?

10. What is the reason Prospero gives for Miranda's attraction to Ferdinand?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Based on Prospero's character throughout the play and your personal thoughts on whether or not he truly underwent a "transformation," write an epilogue for The Tempest. Five or ten years following their departure from the island, write what you believe would happen over the course of that time given what you understand about the play and what seems most logical. What happens to all of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Antonio's character is tested by Prospero throughout the course of the play. Is he truly remorseful for his past wrongdoings, or does he just feel threatened by Prospero? Why, or why not? Cite examples from scenes where Antonio is tested by Prospero and explain how Antonio passes or fails those tests.

Essay Topic 3

Does Prospero truly undergo a "transformation" by the end of The Tempest? What is the evidence to prove or disprove this?

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