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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 eye.
(c) His arm.
(d) His foot.

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

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

4. What does Winston do when he notices that John’s ear is bleeding?
(a) Clean it.
(b) Calls for the guards.
(c) Screams.
(d) Pretends he does not see it.

5. What happens to John and Winston after the sound of the first whistle in Scene One?
(a) They are yelled at to work harder.
(b) They are handcuffed.
(c) They are allowed to go home.
(d) They are served lunch.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Winston says he wants Hodoshe to read his warrant so he can see Winston was sentenced to what?

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

5. What does Winston say in regards to Antigone’s plea in Scene One?

(see the answer key)

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