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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. In what part of the prison does The Island begin?
3. What did the Black prisoners yell to them when their van stopped at a gas station on the way to Robben Island?
4. What does John do to try to get Winston to laugh?
5. Who does The State refer to in the play John and Winston are performing?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reason does John give Winston for laughing at him when he saw him dressed as Antigone?
2. What does John recall about when they approached and arrived at Robben Island?
3. What happens when the whistles sound while John and Winston are on the Island digging?
4. What do Winston and John say about the sand they were digging after Winston wipes some from his eyes in their cell?
5. What happened in Scene Two when John returns to his cell after being called by Hodoshe?
6. What are John and Winston doing on the Island at the start of Scene One?
7. Under what circumstances does Winston say he will agree to be in the play?
8. What does Winston resolve to tell John about Antigone when he returns to the cell in Scene Two?
9. What does Winston do in the cell after Hodoshe takes John away in Scene Two?
10. What does John say in regards to the audience potentially laughing at Winston?
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
Write an essay exploring the theme of friendship in The Island. Use direct examples from the text that reflect this theme.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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