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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Nelson his English name?

2. How old is Nelson when he becomes a herd boy?

3. Which party wins the election in Chapter 13?

4. Who is Albertina?

5. What item does the watchman find in Nelson's suitcase in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Nelson awoken to at the start of Chapter 23?

2. How does Nelson recieve the name "Nelson" in Chapter 2?

3. What is banning?

4. Who is Walter Sisulu?

5. How does Nelson end up getting gas for his car in Chapter 14?

6. Why do Nelson, his mother and brothers and sisters move to the village of Qunu in Chapter 1?

7. How does Nelson describe the Xhosa people in Chapter 1?

8. How does Nelson end up attending school in Chapter 2?

9. Why do Nelson and his friend Bikitsha end up in jail in Chapter 9?

10. What happens to Nelson's father in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Based on the response of South Africans when Nelson is released from prison, what impact does Nelson have on those around him?

Essay Topic 2

How does Nelson change over the course of this book? Consider how his locations impact his identity and how his mindsets shift overtime.

Essay Topic 3

Consider the key tool that the prison guards and wardens use against their prisoners: solitary confinement. What does this symbolize to the wardens and to the prisoners?

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