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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what prison did John and Winston meet?
(a) Rooihel.
(b) Kokstad.
(c) Robben.
(d) Cradock.

2. What sound is heard in the background at the start of Scene One?
(a) Doors being locked.
(b) Sirens.
(c) Prisoners banging on cell walls.
(d) The guards yelling.

3. Who does The State refer to in the play John and Winston are performing?
(a) Polynices.
(b) Hodoshe.
(c) Eteocles.
(d) King Creon.

4. What is the name of the Island on which the play opens?
(a) Hodoshe.
(b) Robben.
(c) Robinson.
(d) Winston.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to John and Winston after the sound of the first whistle in Scene One?

2. What is the name of the Captain that Hodoshe took John to see in Scene Two?

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

4. What did the Black prisoners yell to them when their van stopped at a gas station on the way to Robben Island?

5. What does John tell Winston upon his return from seeing Hodoshe?

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