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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. John says it is okay if the audience laughs at the beginning as long as they do what at the end?

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

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

4. What is the name of the Island on which the play opens?

5. How many miles was the drive from Rooihel to the ferry to get them to Robben Island?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does John recall about the first day he and Winston met?

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

4. Describe how John reacts when he sees Winston dressed as Antigone at the start of Scene Two.

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

6. What happens when the whistles sound while John and Winston are on the Island digging?

7. Under what circumstances does Winston say he will agree to be in the play?

8. Describe John and Winston’s cell as described at the start of Scene One.

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

10. What do Winston and John say about the sand they were digging after Winston wipes some from his eyes in their cell?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing what John’s impending freedom and Winston’s life sentence represents in The Island. Use examples from The Island to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 2

John experiences personal changes throughout the novel. In what ways does Joe change and in what ways does he remain the same? How do these changes develop the themes of Wheat that Springeth Green?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay comparing and contrasting John and Winston. Use direct examples from the text to support your analysis.

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