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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. Where does Nelson go after the verdict in Chapter 40?
(a) His law firm.
(b) A safe house in Johannesburg.
(c) He stays at the court in protest.
(d) Home to celebrate.

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

3. Where is Nelson taken in Chapter 54?
(a) To his home to visit Winnie and the children.
(b) The countryside to be beaten in seclusion.
(c) Pretoria Local.
(d) Robben Island.

4. What does Nelson start on his 57th birthday?
(a) Planning an escape.
(b) Writing a memoir.
(c) A garden.
(d) Building a swimming pool in the courtyard.

5. What organization does Mr. Hynning represent?
(a) The Internationl Red Cross.
(b) The PAC.
(c) The ANC.
(d) The American Bar Association.

Short Answer Questions

1. What conditions does Nelson request for his release in Chapter 99?

2. How many years in prison is Nelson sentenced to in Chapter 51?

3. Who is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Chapter 45?

4. How many prisoners are on Robben Island?

5. What is Nelson finally able to receive in Chapter 83?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Robert Sobukwe?

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

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