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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When John and Winston first met, he had just returned from his trial, which was where?
(a) Rooihel.
(b) Cradock.
(c) St. George’s Strand.
(d) Robben Island.

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

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

4. How long ago did John and Winston meet?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 3 months.

5. What does Winston put on after John leaves the cell in Scene Two?
(a) His pajamas.
(b) John’s socks.
(c) King Creon’s costume.
(d) Antigone’s wig.

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

7. What reason does John give for Winston being unable to perform as King Creon?
(a) He does not deserve to play a King.
(b) He does not have time to learn the lines.
(c) King Creon’s costume will not fit him.
(d) He looks more like a woman than John does.

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

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

10. What does John recall Winston said as he jumped off the jetty at Robben Island?
(a) I am innocent!
(b) Farewell Africa!
(c) Home sweet home!
(d) Get me out of here!

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

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

13. What does Winston say in regards to Antigone’s plea in Scene One?
(a) He does not know what her plea is in regards to.
(b) That he committed the same crime.
(c) That she was guilty.
(d) That she was not guilty.

14. Winston tells John that he wants to get tobacco for Sipho, who is in solitary again for what reason?
(a) Complaining about the food.
(b) Fighting with the guards.
(c) Fighting with his cellmate.
(d) Refusing to work.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Winston says the sand he wipes from his eyes is the same sand he played with as a child where?

5. What does John do to try to get Winston to laugh?

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