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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Winston receive a wound after being beat up in Scene One?

2. Winston says the sand he wipes from his eyes is the same sand he played with as a child where?

3. John says it is okay if the audience laughs at the beginning as long as they do what at the end?

4. How does Winston react to John’s news in Scene Two?

5. What happens to John and Winston after the sound of the first whistle in Scene One?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does John and Winston take care of each other in their cell after they have been beaten?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze John’s relationship with Winston. Use examples from the text to show how their relationship develops over time and how it represents the themes of the play.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing what John’s impending freedom and Winston’s life sentence represents in The Island. Use examples from The Island to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the voice of Winston from The Island. Use specific adjectives and examples from the text and analyze whether this is a positive or negative voice.

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