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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Winston alert the prisoners of John’s upcoming release?
(a) He calls them from the phone in their cell.
(b) He yells to them.
(c) He sends a note attached to a string to each cell.
(d) He bangs on the cell walls.

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

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

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

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

10. Where does John get injured after being beat up in Scene One?
(a) His ankle.
(b) His eye.
(c) His arm.
(d) His hand.

11. 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) Child’s play.
(b) Nonsense.
(c) Gobbledygook.
(d) Hocus Pocus.

12. What is John’s child’s name, whom he reminisces about in Scene One?
(a) Monty.
(b) Martin.
(c) Monde.
(d) Matthew.

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

14. What reason does Winston give for not want to play the part of Antigone?
(a) He likes King Creon’s costume better.
(b) He does not agree with Antigone’s actions.
(c) He cannot remember Antigone’s lines.
(d) He is a man, not a woman.

15. 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 that it will attract attention from the guards.
(d) He worries he will not be able to sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Island on which the play opens?

2. In what prison did John and Winston meet?

3. Who does The State refer to in the play John and Winston are performing?

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

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

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