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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John says it is okay if the audience laughs at the beginning as long as they do what at the end?
(a) Listen.
(b) Throw roses on the stage.
(c) Clap.
(d) Give them a standing ovation.

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

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

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

5. 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) Run away.
(c) Have courage.
(d) Best of luck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is NOT one of the listed authors of The Island?

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

3. In what prison did John and Winston meet?

4. What are the prisoners doing on the Island at the start of Scene One?

5. What was John’s original sentence?

(see the answer key)

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