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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who visits Nelson in the hospital in Chapter 89?
(a) Botha.
(b) Kobie Coetsee.
(c) de Klerk.
(d) WInnie.

3. What is the nickname given to Nelson's new military arm of the ANC?
(a) NM.
(b) BB.
(c) MK.
(d) WJ.

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

5. Where does Nelson travel first on his travels across Africa in Chapter 47?
(a) Egypt.
(b) The Congo.
(c) Sierra Leon.
(d) Ethiopia.

6. How do Nelson and the other prisoners get to Robben Island in Chapter 59?
(a) Limo.
(b) Airplane.
(c) Boat.
(d) Bus.

7. How many visitors can Nelson have a year?
(a) 15.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) Unlimited.

8. How many prisoners are on Robben Island?
(a) No more than 6.
(b) About 1000.
(c) 15.
(d) About 500.

9. Where is Nelson transferred in Chapter 87?
(a) Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison.
(b) Pretoria Local.
(c) An unnamed jail outside of Cape Town.
(d) Victor Vester.

10. 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.

11. Who marries a prince in Chapter 82?
(a) Winnie.
(b) Zindzi.
(c) Zeni.
(d) Thembu.

12. How long is Nelson on Robben Island when he is transfered?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 35 years.
(c) 18 years.
(d) 28 years.

13. What does Nelson learn he has in Chapter 85?
(a) A new grandson.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Bone fragments in his heel.
(d) Diabetes.

14. How many men in total are transferred from Pretoria Local to Robben Island in Chapter 59?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 22.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had it been since Nelson was able to touch Winnie's hand, in Chapter 87?

2. What type of violent activity does Nelson's military arm of the ANC decide on in Chapter 45?

3. What is Botha's nickname?

4. How does Bram Fischer die in Chapter 77?

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

(see the answer keys)

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