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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Winston receive a wound after being beat up in Scene One?
(a) His ankle.
(b) His arm.
(c) His foot.
(d) His eye.

2. What does John collect nails for in Scene One?
(a) A cross.
(b) A wind chime.
(c) A weapon.
(d) Antigone’s necklace.

3. Who is the accused party in the play they are preparing for in Scene One?
(a) Creon.
(b) Antigone.
(c) Polynices.
(d) Eteocles.

4. What feeling did John have while shoveling sand, which Winston said was exactly what Hodoshe wanted?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Hatred for Winston.
(c) Peace.
(d) Exhaustion.

5. Winston says the sand he wipes from his eyes is the same sand he played with as a child where?
(a) Robben Island.
(b) Robben’s Beach.
(c) St. George’s Beach.
(d) St. George’s Strand.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what part of the prison does The Island begin?

2. What does John use to try to clean Winston’s wound?

3. Who does The State refer to in the play John and Winston are performing?

4. What is John’s child’s name, whom he reminisces about in Scene One?

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

(see the answer key)

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