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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John use to try to clean Winston’s wound?
(a) Ocean water.
(b) Water from their bucket.
(c) His own urine.
(d) Winston’s urine.

2. What does John tell Winston upon his return from seeing Hodoshe?
(a) That his wife has died.
(b) That he is leaving tonight.
(c) That his sentenced has been extended.
(d) That his sentence has been reduced.

3. Who does John pretend to call in their cell at night at the end of Scene One?
(a) Hodoshe.
(b) John’s wife.
(c) Scott.
(d) Winston’s wife.

4. What does Hodoshe let John do for the first time after he met with the captain?
(a) Walk back to his cell alone.
(b) Buy a snack.
(c) Write a letter.
(d) Make a phone call.

5. What song did the old man sing as the van drove away the day John and Winston met?
(a) a Defiance Campaign song.
(b) A song he wrote himself.
(c) A South African folk song.
(d) A modern pop song.

6. Where is John hiding at the start of Scene Two so that he cannot see Winston changing?
(a) Behind the bucket.
(b) Under a blanket.
(c) In the corner.
(d) Behind his hands.

7. What does Winston say in regards to Antigone’s plea in Scene One?
(a) That she was guilty.
(b) That he committed the same crime.
(c) That she was not guilty.
(d) He does not know what her plea is in regards to.

8. How long ago did John and Winston meet?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 10 years.

9. Who is NOT one of the listed authors of The Island?
(a) Athol Ntshona.
(b) John Kani.
(c) Athol Fugard.
(d) Winston Ntshona.

10. What term does Winston use in regards to the play, which John says is the same term Hodoshe uses in regards to their convictions?
(a) Gobbledygook.
(b) Child’s play.
(c) Nonsense.
(d) Hocus Pocus.

11. What reason does John give for Winston being unable to perform as King Creon?
(a) He looks more like a woman than John does.
(b) King Creon’s costume will not fit him.
(c) He does not deserve to play a King.
(d) He does not have time to learn the lines.

12. What feeling did John have while shoveling sand, which Winston said was exactly what Hodoshe wanted?
(a) Exhaustion.
(b) Peace.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Hatred for Winston.

13. What does Winston do when he notices that John’s ear is bleeding?
(a) Screams.
(b) Calls for the guards.
(c) Clean it.
(d) Pretends he does not see it.

14. Why does John worry about the noise Winston makes in their cell in Scene One?
(a) He worries Winston will not be able to sleep.
(b) He worries their cellmate will hear and get angry.
(c) He worries that it will attract attention from the guards.
(d) He worries he will not be able to sleep.

15. How does Winston alert the prisoners of John’s upcoming release?
(a) He yells to them.
(b) He sends a note attached to a string to each cell.
(c) He bangs on the cell walls.
(d) He calls them from the phone in their cell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does The State refer to in the play John and Winston are performing?

2. Whose does Antigone bury in the play John and Winston are to perform?

3. What is the name of the Captain that Hodoshe took John to see in Scene Two?

4. How much time does John find out he has left after meeting with the Captain?

5. In what part of the prison does The Island begin?

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