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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. What does Winston yell out after John stops him from banging on the cell door in Scene One?
(a) I am innocent!
(b) Get me out of here!
(c) Hodoshe!
(d) I will kill you!

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

3. In what prison did John and Winston meet?
(a) Cradock.
(b) Rooihel.
(c) Kokstad.
(d) Robben.

4. How does Winston react to John’s news in Scene Two?
(a) He is ecstatic.
(b) He refuses to speak to John.
(c) He sobs uncontrollably/
(d) He becomes angry.

5. What does Winston do when he notices that John’s ear is bleeding?
(a) Screams.
(b) Pretends he does not see it.
(c) Clean it.
(d) Calls for the guards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song did the old man sing as the van drove away the day John and Winston met?

2. What reason does John give for Winston being unable to perform as King Creon?

3. What does Hodoshe let John do for the first time after he met with the captain?

4. Why does John worry about the noise Winston makes in their cell in Scene One?

5. What is John’s child’s name, whom he reminisces about in Scene One?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Winston resolve to tell John about Antigone when he returns to the cell in Scene Two?

2. Under what circumstances does Winston say he will agree to be in the play?

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

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

5. What happens when the whistles sound while John and Winston are on the Island digging?

6. What does John recall about when they approached and arrived at Robben Island?

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

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

9. What are John and Winston doing on the Island at the start of Scene One?

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

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