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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the Island on which the play opens?
(a) Robinson.
(b) Winston.
(c) Hodoshe.
(d) Robben.

3. What does Winston say in regards to Antigone’s plea in Scene One?
(a) That she was not guilty.
(b) That she was guilty.
(c) That he committed the same crime.
(d) He does not know what her plea is in regards to.

4. Who are the two prisoners revealed in the start of Scene One?
(a) Jack and Warren.
(b) John and Winston.
(c) James and Winston.
(d) John and William.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What holiday was it the last time John was at St. George’s Strand?

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

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

5. What does Winston yell out after John stops him from banging on the cell door in Scene One?

(see the answer key)

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