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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 do they use as backdrops for their play in Scene Four?
(a) Garbage bags.
(b) Blankets.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Sheets.

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

3. Which old prisoner does John remind Winston of when he tries to tell him he likely will not get out?
(a) Henry.
(b) Harry.
(c) Hodoshe.
(d) Hank.

4. Which brother fought on the side of the state in the play Antigone?
(a) Creon.
(b) Polynices.
(c) Eteocles.
(d) Eratosthenes.

5. What is Winston doing at the end of Scene Three?
(a) Saying goodbye to John.
(b) Crying.
(c) Dressing up as King Creon.
(d) Getting the Antigone props ready.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part does John play in the performance of Antigone?

2. Where does Scene Three of The Island open?

3. How many days does John say he has left in prison?

4. Who opens the play in Scene Four?

5. What happened after Antigone buried her brother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the conversation King Creon has with Antigone when she is brought out to him?

6. What happens at the start of Scene Three when John cannot sleep?

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

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

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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