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

2. How much time does John find out he has left after meeting with the Captain?

3. How does Winston feel when Hodoshe calls for John in Scene Two?

4. What is the name of the Island on which the play opens?

5. What did the Black prisoners yell to them when their van stopped at a gas station on the way to Robben Island?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Under what circumstances does Winston say he will agree to be in the play?

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

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.

Essay Topic 2

The bulk of The Island takes place in John and Winston’s cell. Write an essay analyzing the role John and Winston’s sparse cell has on the story. Use direct examples from the text to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the author’s choice to structure The Island as a play. What effect does this have on the story and the reader? In what way would this story be better or worse if it were written as a short story?

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