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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 is the symbol adopted for Nelson's new military arm of the ANC?

2. Where is Nelson's trial moved to in Chapter 51?

3. Where is Nelson taken in Chapter 89?

4. What day does the MK decide on to detonate their first round of bombs?

5. What color are the uniforms given to the prisoners when they reach Robben Island?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nelson travel back to Addis Ababa after his visit to London in Chapter 48?

2. What is the first job the political prisoners are given while they are on Robben Island in Chapter 59?

3. How does Nelson describe Pollsmoor in Chapter 87?

4. Who is Robert Sobukwe?

5. How does Botha's resignation move the struggle for freedom in the right direction?

6. What does Nelson wear to his trial in Chapter 51 and why?

7. In Chapter 49, what does Nelson report to the Working Committee?

8. How does prison life improve for the inmates of Robben Island by Chapter 71?

9. How does the failure of the stay-at-home in Chapter 41 move the ANC away from nonviolence?

10. What does Jimmy Kruger offer Nelson in Chapter 79, and how does Nelson respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role that religion plays in Nelson's life?

Essay Topic 2

What does Jail symbolize in the text? Consider the various jails that Nelson spends time, how he behaves while he is there, and what his supporters do while he is imprisoned.

Essay Topic 3

How do the tactics and ideals of the ANC change the course of the book? What leads to these changes?

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