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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. How do Nelson and the other prisoners get to Robben Island in Chapter 59?

2. What wins the elect in 1987?

3. What does Nelson argue against in Chapter 62?

4. What does Nelson make in Chapter 43 that eventually gives away his location?

5. What do the men demand for their new job in Chapter 64?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Nelson describe Pollsmoor in Chapter 87?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the historical theme of colonization influence Nelson's life and the text?

Essay Topic 2

There are many ANC members that are just as important to the freedom fighters as Nelson. Select one of these members and analyze their role in getting the country to end apartheid, and answering the question: How does this individual influence the fight for freedom?

Essay Topic 3

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

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