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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the extension of the ANC that is formed in Chapter 11?
(a) Young African Men (YAM).
(b) African Nationals.
(c) The Youth League.
(d) The League of Young Men.

2. What do the boys bury after their circumscision in Chapter 4?
(a) Their hair.
(b) Their foreskin.
(c) Their childhood toys.
(d) Their own blood.

3. Where does the Congress of the People take place in Chapter 20?
(a) Orlando.
(b) Kliptown.
(c) Cape town.
(d) Alexandra.

4. What are the arrested members of the ANC charged with in Chapter 23?
(a) High Treason and a countrywide conspiracy to use violence to overthrown the government and replace it with Communism.
(b) Atheism and the denouncing of one Christian God.
(c) Public protests of the Nationalist party.
(d) Black Nationalism.

5. What happens to Nelson on December 5 1956?
(a) He is named president of the ANC.
(b) He meets Winnie.
(c) He divorces Evelyn.
(d) He is arrested.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Justice?

2. How old is Nelson when his father dies?

3. Who is Oliver Tambo?

4. Who is Zenani?

5. What nickname is the Johannesburg Prison given?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Nelson and his friend Bikitsha end up in jail in Chapter 9?

2. How does Nelson describe the gold mines in Chapter 9?

3. How does Nelson describe Chief Albert Luthuli in Chapter 15?

4. Why does Nelson and Evelyn's marriage break down in Chapter 24?

5. How does Nelson end up attending school in Chapter 2?

6. How does Nelson end up getting gas for his car in Chapter 14?

7. How does Nelson describe Sophiatown in Chapter 17?

8. Why does Nelson become a ward of the Regent?

9. What do African women protest in Chapter 28?

10. What does Nelson think about Alexandra in Chapter 10?

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