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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene Four .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time does John find out he has left after meeting with the Captain?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three months.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Three years.

2. What is the name of the Captain that Hodoshe took John to see in Scene Two?
(a) Prince.
(b) Tempo.
(c) Polynices.
(d) Prinsloo.

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

4. When John and Winston first met, he had just returned from his trial, which was where?
(a) Robben Island.
(b) Rooihel.
(c) St. George’s Strand.
(d) Cradock.

5. Where does John get injured after being beat up in Scene One?
(a) His arm.
(b) His hand.
(c) His eye.
(d) His ankle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who opens the play in Scene Four?

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

3. How does Winston react to John’s news in Scene Two?

4. How does Winston say he will be treated by friends and family once he is released?

5. Which of John’s belongings does he struggle to recall when talking with Winston about his last day of prison?

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