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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the extension of the ANC that is formed in Chapter 11?
(a) Young African Men (YAM).
(b) The League of Young Men.
(c) The Youth League.
(d) African Nationals.

2. Which party wins the election in Chapter 13?
(a) The National Party.
(b) The United Party.
(c) The ANC.
(d) The Tribal Council.

3. What do the ANC Women's Leauge protest in Chapter 28?
(a) Voting rights.
(b) The requirement to carry passes.
(c) Domestic Abuse.
(d) Equal pay.

4. What is the name of the Gold Mine that Nelson goes to in Chapter 9?
(a) Gold and Diamond Mines.
(b) Royal Mines.
(c) Sample Mines.
(d) Crown Mines.

5. How old is Nelson when he gets circumcised?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 13.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the colloquial meaning of Nelson's African name?

2. Who dies suddenly from a stroke during the trial in Chapter 32?

3. Where does the Congress of the People take place in Chapter 20?

4. How old is Nelson in 1955?

5. Who is Zenani?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Walter Sisulu?

2. How does Section 3 of the autobiography end for Nelson?

3. Why does Nelson become a ward of the Regent?

4. How does Nelson describe the Xhosa people in Chapter 1?

5. What happens to Nelson's father in Chapter 3?

6. How does China become connected to Nelson and Walter in Chapter 17?

7. What happens when Nelson enters the courthouse in Villiers in Chapter 18?

8. What is a positive side to so many of the ANC leaders being arrested together in Chapter 23?

9. What are the initial goals of the Youth League?

10. Why do Nelson and his friend Bikitsha end up in jail in Chapter 9?

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