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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. Who are the two prisoners revealed in the start of Scene One?
(a) Jack and Warren.
(b) James and Winston.
(c) John and Winston.
(d) John and William.

2. 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) Hocus Pocus.
(b) Child’s play.
(c) Gobbledygook.
(d) Nonsense.

3. In what part of the prison does The Island begin?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) A cell.
(c) The Captain’s office.
(d) The cafeteria.

4. How does Winston feel when Hodoshe calls for John in Scene Two?
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Nervous.
(c) He feels like he is getting what he deserves.
(d) Angry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what prison did John and Winston meet?

2. How long ago did John and Winston meet?

3. Where does Winston receive a wound after being beat up in Scene One?

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

5. What sound is heard in the background at the start of Scene One?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened in Scene Two when John returns to his cell after being called by Hodoshe?

2. What do John and Winston say about their difficult day digging sand?

3. What does John recall about when they approached and arrived at Robben Island?

4. What reason does John give Winston for laughing at him when he saw him dressed as Antigone?

5. What are John and Winston doing on the Island at the start of Scene One?

6. Why is John frustrated with Winston in regards to the play, Antigone?

7. What does Winston resolve to tell John about Antigone when he returns to the cell in Scene Two?

8. How does Winston react to how John behaves when he sees him dressed as Antigone?

9. What does Winston do in the cell after Hodoshe takes John away in Scene Two?

10. What does John say in regards to the audience potentially laughing at Winston?

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