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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 are Nelson and the other inmates allowed in Chapter 87?

2. What does Nelson give to the Wardens in Chapter 87?

3. Who is Mr. Swart?

4. Who does Father Hughes incorporate into his sermons in Chapter 71?

5. Where is Nelson taken in Chapter 54?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who is Robert Sobukwe?

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

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

9. How do the Bahamas advance Nelson's discussion with the government in Chapter 90?

10. How is Rivonia discovered?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Based on the response of South Africans when Nelson is released from prison, what impact does Nelson have on those around him?

Essay Topic 2

How does Nelson's view of "the white man" and colonization change over time?

Essay Topic 3

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

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