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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose does Antigone bury in the play John and Winston are to perform?
(a) Creon.
(b) Polynices.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Eteocles.

2. In what part of the prison does The Island begin?
(a) The cafeteria.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) The Captain’s office.
(d) A cell.

3. Who is NOT one of the listed authors of The Island?
(a) Winston Ntshona.
(b) Athol Fugard.
(c) John Kani.
(d) Athol Ntshona.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the Island on which the play opens?

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

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

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

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