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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) Victor Verster Prison.
(b) Victor Island.
(c) King Creon’s prison.
(d) St. George’s Prison.

2. What is the main reason Winston says John’s life will improve once he is transferred?
(a) The food will be better.
(b) Hodoshe will not be there.
(c) He will have a better cell.
(d) Winston will not be there.

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

4. What does Winston say he and Harry have in common?
(a) They are both innocent.
(b) They prefer prison to the outside world.
(c) They do not remember why there are in prison.
(d) They committed the same crime.

5. After telling his family about prison life, Winston says John will still not be pleased because he needs what?
(a) A job.
(b) A woman.
(c) New clothes.
(d) A place to sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John begin to count in his bed at the start of Scene Three?

2. How does Winston say he will be treated by friends and family once he is released?

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

4. What is the play John and Winston performed called?

5. Who does King Creon bring out as one the “rats” he has captured?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Winston’s actions at the end of the play, Antigone.

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

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

9. How does Winston describe John’s final morning at Rooihel?

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

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