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

2. What nickname does Nelson get during his time underground?
(a) The night bird.
(b) The evening owl.
(c) The black panther.
(d) The Black Pimpernel.

3. What type of tournaments do they hold on Christmas day, in Chapter 71?
(a) Chess and checkers.
(b) Cricket.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Basketball.

4. In Chapter 63, what classification is Nelson given?
(a) C.
(b) D.
(c) A.
(d) 12.

5. Where is Nelson arrested in Chapter 49?
(a) Peitermaritzburg.
(b) Pretoria.
(c) Cape town.
(d) Alexandra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nelson go after the verdict in Chapter 40?

2. What organization does Mr. Hynning represent?

3. Where does Robben Island get its name?

4. Who marries a prince in Chapter 82?

5. Why is Nelson sentenced to isolation and food deprivation for three days in Chapter 65?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What are the "two tracks" that the government and the ANC are working on, according to Nelson in Chapter 88?

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

8. How does Botha's resignation move the struggle for freedom in the right direction?

9. Who is Robert Sobukwe?

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

(see the answer keys)

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