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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. In what part of the prison does The Island begin?
(a) The cafeteria.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) A cell.
(d) The Captain’s office.

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

3. What does Hodoshe let John do for the first time after he met with the captain?
(a) Walk back to his cell alone.
(b) Make a phone call.
(c) Buy a snack.
(d) Write a letter.

4. Who are the two prisoners revealed in the start of Scene One?
(a) John and Winston.
(b) Jack and Warren.
(c) James and Winston.
(d) John and William.

5. What does Winston say in regards to Antigone’s plea in Scene One?
(a) That she was guilty.
(b) He does not know what her plea is in regards to.
(c) That she was not guilty.
(d) That he committed the same crime.

Short Answer Questions

1. Winston tells John that he wants to get tobacco for Sipho, who is in solitary again for what reason?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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