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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. Who is Justice?
(a) Nelson's teacher.
(b) The regent's son.
(c) Nelson's slave.
(d) Nelson's maid.

2. What do the people of Nelson's village call corn?
(a) Mimmsie.
(b) Mealies.
(c) Co-Co.
(d) Yummies.

3. Why does Nelson march with Gaur in 1943?
(a) In support of the National Party.
(b) As a symbolic gesture to join the Communist Party.
(c) To protest the new land laws in Alexandra.
(d) In support of the Alexandra bus boycott.

4. Who is Chief Albert Luthuli?
(a) The leader of the Nationalist Party.
(b) A dear friend of the regent.
(c) The man who is named president of the ANC at the ANC annual conference in 1952.
(d) Nelson's father.

5. What organization are both Gaur and Nat members of?
(a) The African National Committee.
(b) The Nationalist Party.
(c) The Methodist Church.
(d) The Communist Party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nelson think should be included in the Youth League's fight for freedom?

2. Where does Walter Sisulu go in an attempt to get support and weapons for the freedom fight in South Africa?

3. Where does Nelson first see Winnie?

4. What year is Winnie and Nelson's marriage?

5. How old is Nelson when he gets circumcised?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Nelson, his mother and brothers and sisters move to the village of Qunu in Chapter 1?

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

3. How does Section 3 of the autobiography end for Nelson?

4. How does China become connected to Nelson and Walter in Chapter 17?

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

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

7. What happens when Nelson enters the courthouse in Villiers in Chapter 18?

8. What happens to Nelson's father in Chapter 3?

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

10. What are the two sides of the election of 1948?

(see the answer keys)

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