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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 is one privilege that Nelson is able to get in prison by Chapter 71?
(a) Winter Hats.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Conjugal visits.
(d) Individual prison uniforms.

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

3. What major event is facing South African in 1958?
(a) The general election.
(b) South African's involvment in American Civil Rights.
(c) An epic drought that wipes out 1/2 of the crops in the country.
(d) A recent earthquake.

4. What type of violent activity does Nelson's military arm of the ANC decide on in Chapter 45?
(a) Open Revolution.
(b) Terrorism.
(c) Guerrilla warfare.
(d) Sabotage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the prison authorities start in Chapter 84?

2. What does Nelson learn he has in Chapter 85?

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

4. Why does Nelson black out in Chapter 52?

5. What coveted item does the Coloured warden from Bloemforntein bring Nelson and his friends in Chapter 54?

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