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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What wins the elect in 1987?
(a) National Party.
(b) The ANC.
(c) The PAC.
(d) Progressive Federal Party.

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

3. What does the name Zaziwe mean?
(a) African.
(b) Overcome.
(c) Hope.
(d) Pain.

4. Who visits Nelson in Chapter 63?
(a) A reporter from the Daily Sun.
(b) His lawyers.
(c) Winnie.
(d) His mother.

5. What type of tournaments do they hold on Christmas day, in Chapter 71?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Cricket.
(c) Chess and checkers.
(d) Basketball.

6. What is the symbol adopted for Nelson's new military arm of the ANC?
(a) Spear.
(b) Peace Sign.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Corn.

7. What coveted item does the Coloured warden from Bloemforntein bring Nelson and his friends in Chapter 54?
(a) Tobacco and Sandwiches.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Lice shampoo.
(d) Books to read.

8. What do Nelson and the others bury in the courtyard in Chapter 78?
(a) Newspapers they smuggled in.
(b) Escape plans.
(c) Pictures of family.
(d) Nelson's memoir.

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

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

11. What color are the uniforms given to the prisoners when they reach Robben Island?
(a) Red.
(b) Grey.
(c) Khaki.
(d) Black.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984?

4. What are the prisoners granted the right to do in 1980?

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

(see the answer keys)

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