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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 does Winston say the prison has turned Harry into?

2. Where does Winston say John will most likely work after he is transferred to a new prison?

3. What happened after Antigone buried her brother?

4. What does Antigone ask when King Creon asks if she has any final words?

5. Who does Winston say will be waiting outside the gate for John when he is released?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does King Creon tell the people are among them, one of which he has caught?

2. What is the conversation King Creon has with Antigone when she is brought out to him?

3. What does Winston say they will let John do when they drive him to Rooihel?

4. Who is among the audience for the Antigone play?

5. How does Winston describe John’s final morning at Rooihel?

6. How does Winston describe John’s first day back at home after being released?

7. What does Winston say will happen when they transfer John to Victor Verster Prison?

8. What is King Creon’s speech regarding his role as king to his people at the start of the play?

9. Describe the set for Antigone at the start of Scene Four.

10. What is happening at the very end of Scene Three between John and Winston?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 the symbolic significance of the necklace of nails in The Island. What does it represent? Use examples from the text to support your viewpoint.

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