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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. What happens to Botha in Chapter 96?

2. What does Nelson wear to his trial in Chapter 51?

3. Where is Nelson taken in Chapter 89?

4. Who succeeds Colonel Badenhorst?

5. What is Patrick Lekota's nickname in Chapter 80?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Nelson describe Pollsmoor in Chapter 87?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Nelson describe "living underground" in Chapter 40?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Nelson and the other freedom fighters use their various trials in the text as a way to further advance the fight for equality?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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