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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Winston say John will most likely work after he is transferred to a new prison?
(a) The metal shop.
(b) The vineyard.
(c) The Island.
(d) An office.

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

3. What part does John play in the performance of Antigone?
(a) King Creon.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) Polynices.
(d) Antigone.

4. How many days does John say he has left in prison?
(a) 29.
(b) 62.
(c) 92.
(d) 33.

5. How long does John say Harry has been locked up?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 70 years.

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

7. What does Winston say he and Harry have in common?
(a) They are both innocent.
(b) They prefer prison to the outside world.
(c) They committed the same crime.
(d) They do not remember why there are in prison.

8. Which brother fought in opposition to the state in the play Antigone?
(a) Eteocles.
(b) Labdacus.
(c) Polynices.
(d) Antigone.

9. What does King Creon say the success of a state is measured by?
(a) The fatness and happiness of the people.
(b) The number of children people have each year?
(c) The wealth of the state.
(d) The kinds of jobs people have.

10. What does John begin to count in his bed at the start of Scene Three?
(a) His money.
(b) Nails on the necklace.
(c) His remaining days in prison.
(d) Sheep.

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

12. What does Antigone say when King Creon asks if she knew what she did was illegal?
(a) No.
(b) I did not do anything.
(c) Yes.
(d) You have the wrong person, sir.

13. What happened to the two brothers in battle?
(a) They won.
(b) They ran away.
(c) They both died.
(d) They killed each other.

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

15. How does Winston say he will be treated by friends and family once he is released?
(a) Like a criminal.
(b) They won’t talk to him.
(c) Like a king.
(d) Like a saint.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of John’s belongings does he struggle to recall when talking with Winston about his last day of prison?

3. What do they use as backdrops for their play in Scene Four?

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

5. After telling his family about prison life, Winston says John will still not be pleased because he needs what?

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