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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main reason Winston says John’s life will improve once he is transferred?
(a) Winston will not be there.
(b) The food will be better.
(c) He will have a better cell.
(d) Hodoshe will not be there.

2. Where does Winston say John will go after spending time with his family once he is released?
(a) Sipho’s.
(b) His house.
(c) Scott’s.
(d) Sky’s.

3. What song did the old man sing as the van drove away the day John and Winston met?
(a) A modern pop song.
(b) a Defiance Campaign song.
(c) A South African folk song.
(d) A song he wrote himself.

4. Why does John worry about the noise Winston makes in their cell in Scene One?
(a) He worries Winston will not be able to sleep.
(b) He worries their cellmate will hear and get angry.
(c) He worries he will not be able to sleep.
(d) He worries that it will attract attention from the guards.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles was the drive from Rooihel to the ferry to get them to Robben Island?

2. Why does Winston say they will feed John better in his final weeks in prison?

3. What does Antigone say when King Creon asks how she will plead?

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

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

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