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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Nelson go when he returns to South Africa in Chapter 49?
(a) Home to see Winnie.
(b) His office.
(c) Liliesleaf Farm.
(d) A secret hideout in Cape Town.

3. In Chapter 62, why are the men asked to stop their work?
(a) The men go on a hunger strike.
(b) They have broken all the rocks into gravel and they will start a new job the next day.
(c) To mend Jerseys instead.
(d) It is a holiday.

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

5. What time are the prisoners awoken each morning?
(a) 5:30.
(b) 7:30.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

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

7. How long had it been since Nelson was able to touch Winnie's hand, in Chapter 87?
(a) 21 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) 5 years.

8. Who does Nelson get to see when he travels to the PAFMECSA?
(a) Evelyn.
(b) Walter Sisulu.
(c) Oliver Tambo.
(d) President Kennedy.

9. What is Botha's nickname?
(a) The mouse.
(b) The ape.
(c) The crocodile.
(d) The lion.

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

11. Where is Nelson's trial moved to in Chapter 51?
(a) Pretoria.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Alexandra.
(d) Cape Town.

12. Why does Nelson travel back to Addis Ababa after his trip to Europe in Chapter 48?
(a) For six months of military training.
(b) To go underground in a new country.
(c) For a conference between Americans and South African leaders.
(d) To meet with political leaders.

13. What does the trial in Chapter 55 come to be known as?
(a) The Rivonia Trial.
(b) The African suppression trial.
(c) The Communism Trial.
(d) The Nelson Mandela death trial.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What day does the MK decide on to detonate their first round of bombs?

2. Who is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Chapter 45?

3. What magazine are the men able to get in the prison in Chapter 65?

4. Who does Munro bring to see Nelson in Chapter 90?

5. How does Bram's wife, Molly die?

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