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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Nelson able to get back into South Africa and then get around, undetected, once there?
(a) He wears a fake beard.
(b) He poses as a chauffeur.
(c) He only travels at night.
(d) He grows his hair in dread locks.

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

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

4. Why is Nelson sentenced to isolation and food deprivation for three days in Chapter 65?
(a) Talking back to the warden.
(b) Reading a newspaper.
(c) Refusing to get dressed.
(d) Hitting a guard.

5. What illness is Nelson diagnosed with in Chapter 94?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Gout.
(d) Cancer.

6. In 1989, what does de Klerk announce?
(a) His commitment to upholding apartheid.
(b) His disconnection to the National Party.
(c) His plan to hold elections that include all blacks and coloureds.
(d) The release of Walter and seven other Robben Island political prisoners.

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

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

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

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

11. What anniversary does the ANC celebrate in Chapter 94?
(a) 59 years.
(b) 66 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 75 years.

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

13. Who does Father Hughes incorporate into his sermons in Chapter 71?
(a) J.F.K.
(b) Winston Churchill.
(c) Martin Luther King.
(d) Dolly Pardon.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nelson begin to read in Chapter 81?

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

3. What are the prisoner's "ballies"?

4. What does Nelson wear to his trial in Chapter 51?

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

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