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

3. 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.

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

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 served lunch.
(c) They are allowed to go home.
(d) They are handcuffed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does John use to try to clean Winston’s wound?

3. What sound is heard in the background at the start of Scene One?

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

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

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