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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is John hiding at the start of Scene Two so that he cannot see Winston changing?
(a) Behind his hands.
(b) Behind the bucket.
(c) In the corner.
(d) Under a blanket.

2. What does Antigone say when King Creon asks how she will plead?
(a) I plead the fifth.
(b) Guilty.
(c) No contest.
(d) Not Guilty.

3. The play ends with Winston tearing off his wig and saying that he goes on to his “living death” (77) because he honored what?
(a) The things to which honor belongs.
(b) The King.
(c) His wife.
(d) Nothing.

4. How many days does John say he has left in prison?
(a) 33.
(b) 29.
(c) 62.
(d) 92.

5. How does Winston react to John’s news in Scene Two?
(a) He refuses to speak to John.
(b) He sobs uncontrollably/
(c) He is ecstatic.
(d) He becomes angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the law state it was illegal to do with the dead man who fought against the state?

2. In what part of the prison does The Island begin?

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

4. Where does Scene Three of The Island open?

5. What does Antigone say when King Creon asks if she knew what she did was illegal?

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