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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 does Nelson learn he has in Chapter 85?

2. What gift does Colonel Tadesse give Nelson in Chapter 48?

3. What is Nelson finally able to receive in Chapter 83?

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

5. To where is Winnie banished in Chapter 82?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Winnie appear, both physically and emotionally, when she visits Nelson in Chapter 63?

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

3. What are the "two tracks" that the government and the ANC are working on, according to Nelson in Chapter 88?

4. What does Lieutenant Van Wyck say to the prisoners in Chapter 59?

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

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

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

8. How does Nelson describe "living underground" in Chapter 40?

9. What is the outcome of Nelson's memoir writing in Chapter 78?

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

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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