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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years was the ANC an illegal organization before de Klerk lifted its ban?
(a) 40 years.
(b) 14 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 23 years.

2. Where is Nelson arrested in Chapter 49?
(a) Cape town.
(b) Peitermaritzburg.
(c) Alexandra.
(d) Pretoria.

3. What documentary causes an argument between the ANC and the BCM members?
(a) A documentary on WWII.
(b) Helter Skelter.
(c) A documentary on women's rights.
(d) A documentary on The Hell's Angels.

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Colonel Piet Badenhorst?
(a) The commanding officer that takes over after Colonel Van Aarde.
(b) Nelson's lawyer.
(c) The leader of the ANC.
(d) The judge hearing Nelson's case.

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

11. Why is Winnie unable to attend the first day of the trial in Chapter 55?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She is in jail.
(c) She is very sick.
(d) She is banned.

12. What does Nelson argue against in Chapter 62?
(a) The clothing.
(b) Solitary Confinement.
(c) Having the prisoner's picture taken without permission.
(d) The food.

13. Where is Nelson transfered in Chapter 95?
(a) Pretoria Local.
(b) Robben Island.
(c) His home on house arrest.
(d) Victor Verster.

14. Who succeeds Colonel Badenhorst?
(a) Kobie Coetsee.
(b) General Steyn.
(c) Botha.
(d) Colonel Willemse.

15. What alias does Nelson give the police when he is arrested?
(a) Walter Sisulu.
(b) Guar Gauber.
(c) David Motsamayi.
(d) Manny Neilson.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 63, what classification is Nelson given?

4. Where are the men taken to in Chapter 64?

5. In 1989, what does de Klerk announce?

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