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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 do the men demand for their new job in Chapter 64?
(a) Lighter shovels.
(b) Sunglasses.
(c) Better shoes.
(d) Sunscreen.

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

3. Who is Colonel Piet Badenhorst?
(a) Nelson's lawyer.
(b) The leader of the ANC.
(c) The commanding officer that takes over after Colonel Van Aarde.
(d) The judge hearing Nelson's case.

4. Why does Nelson black out in Chapter 52?
(a) He is beaten by a guard.
(b) The unbearable heat.
(c) He is starved.
(d) Overdose on high blood pressure medication.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of violent activity does Nelson's military arm of the ANC decide on in Chapter 45?

2. What does the name Zaziwe mean?

3. What does Nelson give to the Wardens in Chapter 87?

4. Which organization comes to the prison in Chapter 65?

5. Who does Father Hughes incorporate into his sermons in Chapter 71?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Nelson describe Christmas on Robben Island in Chapter 71?

4. What does Nelson learn when Bram and Joel come to visit the prisoners?

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

6. What makes Nelson leave Wolfie Kodesh's safehouse in Chapter 43?

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

8. What does Nelson wear to his trial in Chapter 51 and why?

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

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

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