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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. Why is Nelson sentenced to isolation and food deprivation for three days in Chapter 65?
(a) Talking back to the warden.
(b) Reading a newspaper.
(c) Refusing to get dressed.
(d) Hitting a guard.

2. Who smuggles Nelson's memoir out of Robben Island in Chapter 78?
(a) Mac.
(b) Nelson.
(c) Oliver.
(d) Walter.

3. Where is Nelson transfered in Chapter 95?
(a) Pretoria Local.
(b) Robben Island.
(c) Victor Verster.
(d) His home on house arrest.

4. How many years apart are Winnie's visits to Nelson?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

5. How is Nelson able to get back into South Africa and then get around, undetected, once there?
(a) He only travels at night.
(b) He grows his hair in dread locks.
(c) He wears a fake beard.
(d) He poses as a chauffeur.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nelson protest about in Chapter 59?

2. Who visits the men in Chapter 60?

3. What nickname does Nelson get during his time underground?

4. What type of tournaments do they hold on Christmas day, in Chapter 71?

5. Where does Nelson go when he returns to South Africa in Chapter 49?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Botha's resignation move the struggle for freedom in the right direction?

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

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

7. What is the first job the political prisoners are given while they are on Robben Island in Chapter 59?

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

9. Why is Robben Island nicknamed "the University"?

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

(see the answer keys)

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