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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. How does Winston alert the prisoners of John’s upcoming release?

2. What holiday was it the last time John was at St. George’s Strand?

3. Where is John hiding at the start of Scene Two so that he cannot see Winston changing?

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

5. What term does Winston use in regards to the play, which John says is the same term Hodoshe uses in regards to their convictions?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does John recall about when they approached and arrived at Robben Island?

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

9. Describe how John reacts when he sees Winston dressed as Antigone at the start of Scene Two.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

John experiences personal changes throughout the novel. In what ways does Joe change and in what ways does he remain the same? How do these changes develop the themes of Wheat that Springeth Green?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay exploring the theme of friendship in The Island. Use direct examples from the text that reflect this theme.

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