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

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) He will have a better cell.
(c) Hodoshe will not be there.
(d) The food will be better.

2. What does Winston say the prison has turned Harry into?
(a) A saint.
(b) A rat.
(c) Stone.
(d) A monk.

3. What did the law state it was illegal to do with the dead man who fought against the state?
(a) Talk about him.
(b) Acknowledge you were related to him.
(c) Think about him.
(d) Bury him.

4. What did Antigone do to Polynices?
(a) She pretended she did not know him.
(b) She blamed him for her brother’s death.
(c) She murdered him.
(d) She had him buried.

5. Who does King Creon bring out as one the “rats” he has captured?
(a) John.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) Polynices.
(d) Antigone.

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

7. Who opens the play in Scene Four?
(a) Hodoshe.
(b) John.
(c) Prinsloo.
(d) Winston.

8. What does King Creon say is one of the tools to ensure the people’s happiness?
(a) Law.
(b) Good cooking.
(c) Weekly parties.
(d) Money.

9. What have John and Winston done to their cell at the start of Scene Four?
(a) Converted it into a stage.
(b) Trashed it.
(c) Painted it.
(d) Broken everything in it.

10. What does Winston say will happen between him and John once John is released?
(a) They will write often.
(b) John will visit.
(c) They will call each other.
(d) They will forget each other.

11. What does King Creon tell the people he is to them?
(a) Their lord.
(b) Their servant.
(c) Their boss.
(d) Their master.

12. What does John struggle with at the start of Scene Three?
(a) Eating.
(b) Drinking water.
(c) Falling asleep.
(d) Reading in the dark.

13. What does Winston say about John’s freedom after John asks why Winston is punishing him in Scene Three?
(a) It’s undeserved.
(b) It stinks.
(c) It’s glorious.
(d) It’s close.

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

15. Where does Scene Three of The Island open?
(a) Winston’s home.
(b) John’s home.
(c) John and Winston’s cell.
(d) The captain’s office.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days does John say he has left in prison?

2. How long does John say Harry has been locked up?

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?

4. What does Winston say he and Harry have in common?

5. What is Winston doing at the end of Scene Three?

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