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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. What do the boys bury after their circumscision in Chapter 4?

2. Who is Evelyn Mase?

3. What do the people of Nelson's village call corn?

4. What test does Nelson pass in Chapter 14?

5. What is the slogan for the Anti-removal Campaign in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is banning?

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

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

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

5. What are the initial goals of the Youth League?

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

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

8. How does Nelson describe Sophiatown in Chapter 17?

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

10. How does Nelson describe his future wife, Winnie, in Chapter 26?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is a hero? Analyze the definition of hero and decide if Nelson is a hero.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How does the end of apartheid impact all South Africans? Consider all racial groups in your answer.

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