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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does John pretend to call in their cell at night at the end of Scene One?
(a) Scott.
(b) Hodoshe.
(c) John’s wife.
(d) Winston’s wife.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is the old man, who started singing, which John remembers as being with them the day they met?

4. What song did the old man sing as the van drove away the day John and Winston met?

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

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