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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose does Antigone bury in the play John and Winston are to perform?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) Creon.
(d) Polynices.

3. Who is the old man, who started singing, which John remembers as being with them the day they met?
(a) Tembo.
(b) Simbo.
(c) Tatu Peter.
(d) Sipho.

4. Where does Scene Three of The Island open?
(a) John’s home.
(b) John and Winston’s cell.
(c) The captain’s office.
(d) Winston’s home.

5. What does Winston do when he notices that John’s ear is bleeding?
(a) Screams.
(b) Calls for the guards.
(c) Pretends he does not see it.
(d) Clean it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago did John and Winston meet?

2. How long does John say Harry has been locked up?

3. What term does Winston use in regards to the play, which John says is the same term Hodoshe uses in regards to their convictions?

4. Who does John pretend to call in their cell at night at the end of Scene One?

5. Which old prisoner does John remind Winston of when he tries to tell him he likely will not get out?

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