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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) His own urine.
(c) Water from their bucket.
(d) Winston’s urine.

2. What sound is heard in the background at the start of Scene One?
(a) Prisoners banging on cell walls.
(b) Doors being locked.
(c) Sirens.
(d) The guards yelling.

3. Winston says he wants Hodoshe to read his warrant so he can see Winston was sentenced to what?
(a) Only 3 months.
(b) Life, not death.
(c) Life with the possibility of parole.
(d) 15 years to life.

4. What does John collect nails for in Scene One?
(a) Antigone’s necklace.
(b) A cross.
(c) A wind chime.
(d) A weapon.

5. What was John’s original sentence?
(a) Life.
(b) 20 years to life.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 8 months.

6. Who does The State refer to in the play John and Winston are performing?
(a) King Creon.
(b) Hodoshe.
(c) Polynices.
(d) Eteocles.

7. John says it is okay if the audience laughs at the beginning as long as they do what at the end?
(a) Throw roses on the stage.
(b) Clap.
(c) Listen.
(d) Give them a standing ovation.

8. How does Winston react to John’s news in Scene Two?
(a) He sobs uncontrollably/
(b) He refuses to speak to John.
(c) He is ecstatic.
(d) He becomes angry.

9. Who is Winston dressing up as at the start of Scene Two?
(a) Polynices.
(b) Hodoshe.
(c) Eteocles.
(d) Antigone.

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

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

13. What happens to John and Winston after the sound of the first whistle in Scene One?
(a) They are yelled at to work harder.
(b) They are allowed to go home.
(c) They are handcuffed.
(d) They are served lunch.

14. What reason does Winston give for not want to play the part of Antigone?
(a) He is a man, not a woman.
(b) He likes King Creon’s costume better.
(c) He does not agree with Antigone’s actions.
(d) He cannot remember Antigone’s lines.

15. What is John’s child’s name, whom he reminisces about in Scene One?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Monty.
(c) Martin.
(d) Monde.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the two prisoners revealed in the start of Scene One?

2. When John and Winston first met, he had just returned from his trial, which was where?

3. How does John react when he sees Winston dressed up?

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

5. Why does John worry about the noise Winston makes in their cell in Scene One?

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