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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does John use to try to clean Winston’s wound?
(a) Ocean water.
(b) Winston’s urine.
(c) His own urine.
(d) Water from their bucket.

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John collect nails for in Scene One?

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

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

4. Who does John pretend to call in their cell at night at the end of Scene One?

5. Where does John get injured after being beat up in Scene One?

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