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

2. What does John use to try to clean Winston’s wound?
(a) Winston’s urine.
(b) His own urine.
(c) Ocean water.
(d) Water from their bucket.

3. Winston says the sand he wipes from his eyes is the same sand he played with as a child where?
(a) St. George’s Strand.
(b) Robben Island.
(c) Robben’s Beach.
(d) St. George’s Beach.

4. How does John react when he sees Winston dressed up?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He becomes angry.
(c) He cries.
(d) He bows respectfully.

5. What feeling did John have while shoveling sand, which Winston said was exactly what Hodoshe wanted?
(a) Peace.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Hatred for Winston.
(d) Exhaustion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does The State refer to in the play John and Winston are performing?

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

3. What does Winston do when he notices that John’s ear is bleeding?

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

5. What does John tell Winston upon his return from seeing Hodoshe?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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