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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 John do to try to get Winston to laugh?
(a) He puts on Antigone’s costume.
(b) He does a silly dance.
(c) He tickles him.
(d) He very dramatically says Antigone’s lines.

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

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

4. Who is Winston dressing up as at the start of Scene Two?
(a) Hodoshe.
(b) Antigone.
(c) Eteocles.
(d) Polynices.

5. How does Winston alert the prisoners of John’s upcoming release?
(a) He sends a note attached to a string to each cell.
(b) He yells to them.
(c) He bangs on the cell walls.
(d) He calls them from the phone in their cell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does John pretend to call in their cell at night at the end of Scene One?

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

3. How many miles was the drive from Rooihel to the ferry to get them to Robben Island?

4. What sound is heard in the background at the start of Scene One?

5. What is the name of the Island on which the play opens?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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