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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the old man, who started singing, which John remembers as being with them the day they met?
(a) Simbo.
(b) Sipho.
(c) Tatu Peter.
(d) Tembo.

3. Winston says he wants Hodoshe to read his warrant so he can see Winston was sentenced to what?
(a) Only 3 months.
(b) Life, not death.
(c) Life with the possibility of parole.
(d) 15 years to life.

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

5. How does Winston feel when Hodoshe calls for John in Scene Two?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Angry.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) He feels like he is getting what he deserves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does John give for Winston being unable to perform as King Creon?

2. How does Winston alert the prisoners of John’s upcoming release?

3. What song did the old man sing as the van drove away the day John and Winston met?

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

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

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