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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. Who is Evelyn Mase?

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

4. What is Marshall Squre?

5. Where does Walter Sisulu go in an attempt to get support and weapons for the freedom fight in South Africa?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Nelson describe Sophiatown in Chapter 17?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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 is the theme of unity expressed in the autobiography? Consider this question through the lens of race, class, and tribal loyalties.

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