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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. What happens to John and Winston after the sound of the first whistle in Scene One?
2. What holiday was it the last time John was at St. George’s Strand?
3. What does Winston put on after John leaves the cell 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 John recall about the first day he and Winston met?
2. What does Winston resolve to tell John about Antigone when he returns to the cell in Scene Two?
3. What do John and Winston say about their difficult day digging sand?
4. What does John say in regards to the audience potentially laughing at Winston?
5. Under what circumstances does Winston say he will agree to be in the play?
6. What do Winston and John say about the sand they were digging after Winston wipes some from his eyes in their cell?
7. What does John recall about when they approached and arrived at Robben Island?
8. What happens when the whistles sound while John and Winston are on the Island digging?
9. How does John and Winston take care of each other in their cell after they have been beaten?
10. Describe how John reacts when he sees Winston dressed as Antigone at the start of Scene Two.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance of the necklace of nails in The Island. What does it represent? Use examples from the text to support your viewpoint.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing The Island’s commentary on the political climate of South Africa at the time.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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