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

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

3. 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 modern pop song.
(c) A song he wrote himself.
(d) A South African folk song.

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

5. What did the Black prisoners yell to them when their van stopped at a gas station on the way to Robben Island?
(a) Best of luck.
(b) Run away.
(c) Work hard.
(d) Have courage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is John hiding at the start of Scene Two so that he cannot see Winston changing?

2. What are the prisoners doing on the Island at the start of Scene One?

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

4. Who is the accused party in the play they are preparing for in Scene One?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does John and Winston take care of each other in their cell after they have been beaten?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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