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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What holiday was it the last time John was at St. George’s Strand?
(a) Independence Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) New Year’s.
(d) Good Friday.

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

5. How much time does John find out he has left after meeting with the Captain?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three years.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Three months.

6. Winston says the sand he wipes from his eyes is the same sand he played with as a child where?
(a) Robben Island.
(b) Robben’s Beach.
(c) St. George’s Beach.
(d) St. George’s Strand.

7. What is the name of the Captain that Hodoshe took John to see in Scene Two?
(a) Prince.
(b) Prinsloo.
(c) Tempo.
(d) Polynices.

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

9. Where does Winston receive a wound after being beat up in Scene One?
(a) His eye.
(b) His foot.
(c) His ankle.
(d) His arm.

10. What was John’s original sentence?
(a) 20 years to life.
(b) 10 years.
(c) Life.
(d) 8 months.

11. How many miles was the drive from Rooihel to the ferry to get them to Robben Island?
(a) 500.
(b) 250.
(c) 5000.
(d) 50.

12. What does John tell Winston upon his return from seeing Hodoshe?
(a) That he is leaving tonight.
(b) That his sentence has been reduced.
(c) That his sentenced has been extended.
(d) That his wife has died.

13. What happens to John and Winston after the sound of the first whistle in Scene One?
(a) They are handcuffed.
(b) They are allowed to go home.
(c) They are yelled at to work harder.
(d) They are served lunch.

14. What did the Black prisoners yell to them when their van stopped at a gas station on the way to Robben Island?
(a) Work hard.
(b) Have courage.
(c) Run away.
(d) Best of luck.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hodoshe let John do for the first time after he met with the captain?

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

3. Who is the accused party in the play they are preparing for in Scene One?

4. Who is the old man, who started singing, which John remembers as being with them the day they met?

5. What does John collect nails for in Scene One?

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