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

2. Where in Europe does Nelson go after his travels through Africa in Chapter 48?
(a) Olso.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

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

4. What gift does Colonel Tadesse give Nelson in Chapter 48?
(a) Spices from his country.
(b) Money to continue living underground for as long as he needs.
(c) An automatic pistol and 200 rounds of ammunition.
(d) A camel.

5. Where are the men taken to in Chapter 64?
(a) The lime quarry.
(b) The hospital for testing.
(c) To a new prison.
(d) To see their wives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Colonel Marx ask Nelson in Chapter 92?

2. How long had it been since Nelson was able to touch Winnie's hand, in Chapter 87?

3. Who visits Nelson in Chapter 79?

4. What happens to Botha in Chapter 96?

5. What two hobbies does Nelson take up in Chapter 81?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What makes Nelson yell at Micheal Harmel in Chapter 44?

3. How is Rivonia discovered?

4. How does prison life improve for the inmates of Robben Island by Chapter 71?

5. What is the outcome of Nelson's memoir writing in Chapter 78?

6. Why is it so hard for people to visit the prisoners on Bobben Island?

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

8. What is Nelson's experience at Tygerberg Hospital in Chapter 94?

9. How does Nelson describe Pollsmoor in Chapter 87?

10. Why is Robben Island nicknamed "the University"?

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