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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the prisoners doing on the Island at the start of Scene One?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Digging sand.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Emptying the ocean with buckets.

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

4. What does John tell Winston upon his return from seeing Hodoshe?
(a) That his sentenced has been extended.
(b) That his sentence has been reduced.
(c) That he is leaving tonight.
(d) That his wife has died.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Winston receive a wound after being beat up in Scene One?

2. How does Winston feel when Hodoshe calls for John in Scene Two?

3. What does John do to try to get Winston to laugh?

4. What is the name of the Island on which the play opens?

5. What does Hodoshe let John do for the first time after he met with the captain?

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