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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. Who does Nelson get to see when he travels to the PAFMECSA?

2. How many years was the ANC an illegal organization before de Klerk lifted its ban?

3. Who visits Nelson in Chapter 63?

4. What magazine are the men able to get in the prison in Chapter 65?

5. What documentary causes an argument between the ANC and the BCM members?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the ANC change over the course of Chapter 41?

2. Why is Nelson charged in Chapter 77 and what is he charged with?

3. What does Nelson learn when Bram and Joel come to visit the prisoners?

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

5. What is Nelson's experience at Tygerberg Hospital in Chapter 94?

6. How does Nelson describe Pollsmoor in Chapter 87?

7. What makes Nelson leave Wolfie Kodesh's safehouse in Chapter 43?

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

9. Who is Robert Sobukwe?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the Communist Party impact the book? Consider how the party works with and against the ANC and their fight for racial equality.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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