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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Winston yell out after John stops him from banging on the cell door in Scene One?
(a) I will kill you!
(b) Get me out of here!
(c) Hodoshe!
(d) I am innocent!

2. What holiday was it the last time John was at St. George’s Strand?
(a) Independence Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) New Year’s.
(d) Good Friday.

3. What are the prisoners doing on the Island at the start of Scene One?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Playing cards.
(c) Digging sand.
(d) Emptying the ocean with buckets.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Winston tells John that he wants to get tobacco for Sipho, who is in solitary again for what reason?

4. Who is the accused party in the play they are preparing for in Scene One?

5. What feeling did John have while shoveling sand, which Winston said was exactly what Hodoshe wanted?

(see the answer key)

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