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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. What does Nelson start on his 57th birthday?
(a) Building a swimming pool in the courtyard.
(b) A garden.
(c) Writing a memoir.
(d) Planning an escape.

2. What does Nelson make in Chapter 43 that eventually gives away his location?
(a) Corn on the cob.
(b) Xhosa herb mixtures.
(c) Winnie's home made curry.
(d) Sour milk.

3. What topic does Nelson teach in Chapter 76?
(a) Gender equality.
(b) ANC history.
(c) Political economy.
(d) American civil rights movement.

4. What does the word Apartheid mean?
(a) Separation.
(b) Lower than.
(c) Racism.
(d) Apartness.

5. Who smuggles Nelson's memoir out of Robben Island in Chapter 78?
(a) Nelson.
(b) Oliver.
(c) Mac.
(d) Walter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Colonel Tadesse give Nelson in Chapter 48?

2. Who does Nelson get to see when he travels to the PAFMECSA?

3. Who succeeds Colonel Badenhorst?

4. Where does Nelson travel first on his travels across Africa in Chapter 47?

5. What nickname does Robben Island get during the struggle?

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