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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. Who is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984?
(a) Bishop Desmond Tutu.
(b) Winnie.
(c) Oliver Tambo.
(d) Nelson.

2. Which organization comes to the prison in Chapter 65?
(a) International Red Cross.
(b) The National Party.
(c) The ANC.
(d) The Black Panthers.

3. What does Colonel Marx ask Nelson in Chapter 92?
(a) Why do you hate white people?
(b) Do you want a cold drink?
(c) When will you ever give up?
(d) Do you want to be free?

4. Who succeeds Colonel Badenhorst?
(a) Kobie Coetsee.
(b) General Steyn.
(c) Botha.
(d) Colonel Willemse.

5. What type of violent activity does Nelson's military arm of the ANC decide on in Chapter 45?
(a) Terrorism.
(b) Sabotage.
(c) Guerrilla warfare.
(d) Open Revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Nelson taken in Chapter 54?

2. What does the name Zaziwe mean?

3. Who meets in the Bahamas in Chapter 90?

4. Who marries a prince in Chapter 82?

5. How many prisoners are on Robben Island?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Nelson describe Pollsmoor in Chapter 87?

4. Who is Robert Sobukwe?

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

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

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

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

9. How is Rivonia discovered?

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

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