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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. What did the Black prisoners yell to them when their van stopped at a gas station on the way to Robben Island?
2. What does Hodoshe let John do for the first time after he met with the captain?
3. What is the name of the Captain that Hodoshe took John to see in Scene Two?
4. John says it is okay if the audience laughs at the beginning as long as they do what at the end?
5. What is John’s child’s name, whom he reminisces about in Scene One?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Winston resolve to tell John about Antigone when he returns to the cell in Scene Two?
2. Why is John frustrated with Winston in regards to the play, Antigone?
3. What does John say in regards to the audience potentially laughing at Winston?
4. What does Winston do in the cell after Hodoshe takes John away in Scene Two?
5. What does John recall about when they approached and arrived at Robben Island?
6. Under what circumstances does Winston say he will agree to be in the play?
7. What do Winston and John say about the sand they were digging after Winston wipes some from his eyes in their cell?
8. What happened in Scene Two when John returns to his cell after being called by Hodoshe?
9. Describe John and Winston’s cell as described at the start of Scene One.
10. What reason does John give Winston for laughing at him when he saw him dressed as Antigone?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the author’s choice to structure The Island as a play. What effect does this have on the story and the reader? In what way would this story be better or worse if it were written as a short story?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay exploring the theme of friendship in The Island. Use direct examples from the text that reflect this theme.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance of the necklace of nails in The Island. What does it represent? Use examples from the text to support your viewpoint.
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