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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. How old is Nelson when he gets circumcised?

2. What does Nelson do to keep the crowd calm when Yusuf Cachalia is arrested in Chapter 17?

3. Who is Chief Albert Luthuli?

4. Where does Nelson first see Winnie?

5. Why does Nelson enroll in the University of Witwatersrand in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is banning?

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

3. How does Section 3 of the autobiography end for Nelson?

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

5. In Chapter 25, how does the defense attorney trick Professor Murray?

6. What do African women protest in Chapter 28?

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

8. What does Nelson think about Alexandra in Chapter 10?

9. What are the two sides of the election of 1948?

10. Who is Walter Sisulu?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Nelson's view of "the white man" and colonization change over time?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

There are many ANC members that are just as important to the freedom fighters as Nelson. Select one of these members and analyze their role in getting the country to end apartheid, and answering the question: How does this individual influence the fight for freedom?

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