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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 does Winston feel when Hodoshe calls for John in Scene Two?
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Angry.
(d) He feels like he is getting what he deserves.

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

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

4. Who does The State refer to in the play John and Winston are performing?
(a) Polynices.
(b) King Creon.
(c) Hodoshe.
(d) Eteocles.

5. What term does Winston use in regards to the play, which John says is the same term Hodoshe uses in regards to their convictions?
(a) Nonsense.
(b) Hocus Pocus.
(c) Gobbledygook.
(d) Child’s play.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was John’s original sentence?

2. Winston says the sand he wipes from his eyes is the same sand he played with as a child where?

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

4. John says it is okay if the audience laughs at the beginning as long as they do what at the end?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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