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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. Where does Winston tell John he will be transferred before his three months are up at Robben Island?
(a) King Creon’s prison.
(b) St. George’s Prison.
(c) Victor Verster Prison.
(d) Victor Island.

2. What does Antigone say when King Creon asks how she will plead?
(a) Guilty.
(b) No contest.
(c) Not Guilty.
(d) I plead the fifth.

3. What is the play John and Winston performed called?
(a) The Crime and Punishment of Antigone.
(b) Antigone’s Mistrial.
(c) The Trial and Punishment of Antigone.
(d) The Life and Death of Antigone.

4. What does John struggle with at the start of Scene Three?
(a) Drinking water.
(b) Eating.
(c) Falling asleep.
(d) Reading in the dark.

5. Who opens the play in Scene Four?
(a) John.
(b) Winston.
(c) Prinsloo.
(d) Hodoshe.

Short Answer Questions

1. John tells the audience that the story is about two brothers of what house?

2. After telling his family about prison life, Winston says John will still not be pleased because he needs what?

3. What does Winston say the prison has turned Harry into?

4. Why does Winston say they will feed John better in his final weeks in prison?

5. Where does Scene Three of The Island open?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is among the audience for the Antigone play?

2. What does Winston say they will let John do when they drive him to Rooihel?

3. How does Winston describe John’s first day back at home after being released?

4. What is happening at the very end of Scene Three between John and Winston?

5. Describe the set for Antigone at the start of Scene Four.

6. What is King Creon’s speech regarding his role as king to his people at the start of the play?

7. How does John introduce the play at the start of Scene Four?

8. What does King Creon say the purpose of the law is in regards to the state?

9. What does Winston say will happen when they transfer John to Victor Verster Prison?

10. Who does King Creon tell the people are among them, one of which he has caught?

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