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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 visits the men in Chapter 60?
(a) Reporters from the New York Times.
(b) Bram Fischer and Joel Joffee.
(c) Their wives.
(d) The International Red Cross.

2. Why does Nelson travel back to Addis Ababa after his trip to Europe in Chapter 48?
(a) To meet with political leaders.
(b) For six months of military training.
(c) For a conference between Americans and South African leaders.
(d) To go underground in a new country.

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

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

5. How many years was the ANC an illegal organization before de Klerk lifted its ban?
(a) 14 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 23 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wins the elect in 1987?

2. What documentary causes an argument between the ANC and the BCM members?

3. Where is Nelson transferred in Chapter 87?

4. Who is Mr. Swart?

5. Who visits Nelson in Chapter 63?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Robert Sobukwe?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Nelson describe "living underground" in Chapter 40?

7. How does Nelson describe Pollsmoor in Chapter 87?

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

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

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

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