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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Winston yell out after John stops him from banging on the cell door in Scene One?
(a) I am innocent!
(b) Get me out of here!
(c) I will kill you!
(d) Hodoshe!

2. How does John react when he sees Winston dressed up?
(a) He bows respectfully.
(b) He becomes angry.
(c) He cries.
(d) He laughs.

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

4. What term does Winston use in regards to the play, which John says is the same term Hodoshe uses in regards to their convictions?
(a) Nonsense.
(b) Gobbledygook.
(c) Child’s play.
(d) Hocus Pocus.

5. Who does John pretend to call in their cell at night at the end of Scene One?
(a) Hodoshe.
(b) Winston’s wife.
(c) John’s wife.
(d) Scott.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Whose does Antigone bury in the play John and Winston are to perform?

4. What did the Black prisoners yell to them when their van stopped at a gas station on the way to Robben Island?

5. What does John recall Winston said as he jumped off the jetty at Robben Island?

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