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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the Island on which the play opens?
(a) Robben.
(b) Winston.
(c) Robinson.
(d) Hodoshe.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Winston use in regards to the play, which John says is the same term Hodoshe uses in regards to their convictions?

2. How long ago did John and Winston meet?

3. What does Winston yell out after John stops him from banging on the cell door in Scene One?

4. Who is NOT one of the listed authors of The Island?

5. What does John use to try to clean Winston’s wound?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does John give Winston for laughing at him when he saw him dressed as Antigone?

2. Describe John and Winston’s cell as described at the start of Scene One.

3. What do John and Winston say about their difficult day digging sand?

4. How does Winston react to how John behaves when he sees him dressed as Antigone?

5. What do Winston and John say about the sand they were digging after Winston wipes some from his eyes in their cell?

6. What happened in Scene Two when John returns to his cell after being called by Hodoshe?

7. Why is John frustrated with Winston in regards to the play, Antigone?

8. What does Winston do in the cell after Hodoshe takes John away in Scene Two?

9. Describe how John reacts when he sees Winston dressed as Antigone at the start of Scene Two.

10. How does John and Winston take care of each other in their cell after they have been beaten?

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