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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 is the Pan Africanist Congress different from the ANC?

2. Who gives Nelson his English name?

3. How old is Nelson when he gets circumcised?

4. Why does Nelson march with Gaur in 1943?

5. Who is Piliso?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nelson describe Chief Albert Luthuli in Chapter 15?

2. How does Nelson end up getting gas for his car in Chapter 14?

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

4. How does Nelson describe Sophiatown in Chapter 17?

5. How does Nelson end up attending school in Chapter 2?

6. What is banning?

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

8. How does Nelson describe the gold mines in Chapter 9?

9. What are the two sides of the election of 1948?

10. How does Nelson describe his future wife, Winnie, in Chapter 26?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Jail symbolize in the text? Consider the various jails that Nelson spends time, how he behaves while he is there, and what his supporters do while he is imprisoned.

Essay Topic 2

What is a hero? Analyze the definition of hero and decide if Nelson is a hero.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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