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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 will kill you!
(b) I am innocent!
(c) Hodoshe!
(d) Get me out of here!

2. How much time does John find out he has left after meeting with the Captain?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Three years.
(c) Three months.
(d) Three days.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does John get injured after being beat up in Scene One?

2. What feeling did John have while shoveling sand, which Winston said was exactly what Hodoshe wanted?

3. What happens to John and Winston after the sound of the first whistle in Scene One?

4. Where is John hiding at the start of Scene Two so that he cannot see Winston changing?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does John say in regards to the audience potentially laughing at Winston?

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

6. What does John recall about the first day he and Winston met?

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

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

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

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

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