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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9: Robben Island: Beginning to Hope - Chapters 71-86.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bram Fischer die in Chapter 77?
(a) He is drowned.
(b) Beaten by police officers.
(c) Car accident.
(d) Cancer.

2. To where is Winnie banished in Chapter 82?
(a) Cape Town.
(b) Brandfort.
(c) Pretoria.
(d) Alexandra.

3. What type of tournaments do they hold on Christmas day, in Chapter 71?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Chess and checkers.
(c) Cricket.
(d) Basketball.

4. Who visits Nelson in Chapter 79?
(a) Winnie.
(b) Batho.
(c) Oliver Tambo.
(d) Jimmy Kruger.

5. What does Nelson begin to read in Chapter 81?
(a) Journals written by the other prisoners.
(b) Afrikaner history books.
(c) The classics.
(d) Playboy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the name Zaziwe mean?

2. Who smuggles Nelson's memoir out of Robben Island in Chapter 78?

3. What is Nelson finally able to receive in Chapter 83?

4. What is Patrick Lekota's nickname in Chapter 80?

5. Why does Nelson travel back to Addis Ababa after his trip to Europe in Chapter 48?

(see the answer key)

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