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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 visits Nelson in the hospital in Chapter 89?

2. Who does Nelson learn is in jail with him in Chapter 49?

3. Who smuggles Nelson's memoir out of Robben Island in Chapter 78?

4. What is Nelson's new military arm of the ANC named?

5. Why does Nelson travel back to Addis Ababa after his trip to Europe in Chapter 48?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What makes Nelson yell at Micheal Harmel in Chapter 44?

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

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

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

6. Why is Nelson placed in the prison hospital in Chapter 50?

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

8. Why is it so hard for people to visit the prisoners on Bobben Island?

9. Why is Nelson placed in solitary confinement in Chapter 52?

10. How is Nelson's prison stay at Victor Verster different from his previous imprisonments?

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

What is the role of education in Nelson's life?

Essay Topic 3

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

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