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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 becomes a herd boy?

2. What does the word Apartheid mean?

3. What happens to Nelson on December 5 1956?

4. What do the ANC Women's Leauge protest in Chapter 28?

5. What is the name of the Gold Mine that Nelson goes to in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nelson describe Sophiatown in Chapter 17?

2. What do African women protest in Chapter 28?

3. Why does Nelson become a ward of the Regent?

4. According to Anton Lembede, what is the first step in liberation for Africans?

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

6. Why does Nelson and Evelyn's marriage break down in Chapter 24?

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

8. What sets the firm of Witkin, Sidelsky and Eidelman apart from other law firms at the time?

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

10. What is a positive side to so many of the ANC leaders being arrested together in Chapter 23?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While Nelson's autobiography tells of his fight for racial equality in South Africa, it has been criticized for mostly leaving out the voices of women. Is this text sexist? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Nelson is imprisoned with other ANC, political freedom fighters. Why is Nelson selected as president? Consider what he did while in prison and what he does when he is released.

Essay Topic 3

How do Nelson and the other freedom fighters use their various trials in the text as a way to further advance the fight for equality?

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