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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What alias does Nelson give the police when he is arrested?

2. What illness is Nelson diagnosed with in Chapter 94?

3. Who visits Nelson in Chapter 79?

4. Who is against Nelson's meetings with Coetsee and other government leaders?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first job the political prisoners are given while they are on Robben Island in Chapter 59?

2. How does the ANC change over the course of Chapter 41?

3. How is Rivonia discovered?

4. How does the failure of the stay-at-home in Chapter 41 move the ANC away from nonviolence?

5. What does Lieutenant Van Wyck say to the prisoners in Chapter 59?

6. How does Winnie appear, both physically and emotionally, when she visits Nelson in Chapter 63?

7. How is Nelson's prison stay at Victor Verster different from his previous imprisonments?

8. Why does Nelson travel back to Addis Ababa after his visit to London in Chapter 48?

9. Who is Robert Sobukwe?

10. How do the Bahamas advance Nelson's discussion with the government in Chapter 90?

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