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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift does Colonel Tadesse give Nelson in Chapter 48?
(a) An automatic pistol and 200 rounds of ammunition.
(b) Money to continue living underground for as long as he needs.
(c) A camel.
(d) Spices from his country.

2. What organization does Mr. Hynning represent?
(a) The ANC.
(b) The American Bar Association.
(c) The PAC.
(d) The Internationl Red Cross.

3. Why does Nelson black out in Chapter 52?
(a) Overdose on high blood pressure medication.
(b) He is starved.
(c) The unbearable heat.
(d) He is beaten by a guard.

4. Who meets in the Bahamas in Chapter 90?
(a) The British Commonwealth.
(b) The ANC.
(c) The National Party.
(d) The PAC.

5. In Chapter 63, what classification is Nelson given?
(a) D.
(b) 12.
(c) C.
(d) A.

6. What are the prisoners granted the right to do in 1980?
(a) Walk the grounds of the prison freely.
(b) Write their memoirs.
(c) Buy newspapers.
(d) Have visitors outside of their immediate family.

7. How does Bram's wife, Molly die?
(a) Murdered by a mugger.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Kidnapped and beaten.
(d) Car accident.

8. Who does Munro bring to see Nelson in Chapter 90?
(a) Winnie.
(b) A dentist.
(c) His mother.
(d) A tailor.

9. What is one inflexible event on the weekly schedule in Chapter 71?
(a) Chess Tournaments.
(b) Mandatory Sunday work sessions.
(c) Sunday morning religious service.
(d) 8 a.m. group showers.

10. What time are the prisoners awoken each morning?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 7:30.
(d) 5:30.

11. Who visits the men in Chapter 60?
(a) Reporters from the New York Times.
(b) The International Red Cross.
(c) Their wives.
(d) Bram Fischer and Joel Joffee.

12. What does Nelson wear to his trial in Chapter 51?
(a) The regulation prison jumpsuit.
(b) The dirty clothes that he was arrested in.
(c) A traditional Xhosa leopard-skin kaross.
(d) A traditional suit and tie.

13. How long had it been since Nelson was able to touch Winnie's hand, in Chapter 87?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) 21 years.

14. What is Nelson finally able to receive in Chapter 83?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Boxing equipment.
(d) Family photos.

15. Where is Nelson taken in Chapter 54?
(a) The countryside to be beaten in seclusion.
(b) To his home to visit Winnie and the children.
(c) Pretoria Local.
(d) Robben Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Nelson sentenced to isolation and food deprivation for three days in Chapter 65?

2. What does the trial in Chapter 55 come to be known as?

3. What is Botha's nickname?

4. Where is Nelson transferred in Chapter 87?

5. Who does Father Hughes incorporate into his sermons in Chapter 71?

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