Long Walk to Freedom

" Long Walk to Freedom" is an autobiography by Nelson Mandela. Which answer choice below best describes what an excerpt is?

• Not included in a category or group; exclude.
• A sign above the door that tells you where to leave the room.
• A short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.
• A play that has a complicated storyline.

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Which of the choices below best describes what an autobiography is?

• An account of a person's life written by that person.
• A fictional story with many characters.
• Prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history
• Literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

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CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Which quote from "Long Walk to Freedom" best explains Nelson Mandela's commitment to the people of South Africa.

• "When I walked out of prison, that was my mission, to liberate the oppressed and the oppressor both. "
• "As long as I obeyed my father and abided by the customs of my tribe, I was not troubled by the laws of man or God."
• "It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of my own people became a hunger for the freedom of all people, white and black. "
• " The oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity."

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Which answer choice is the best example of what an oppressor is?

• “A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens but its lowest ones.”
• “Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward.”
• "A man who takes away another man’s freedom is a prisoner of hatred, he is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness." 
• “There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.”

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Summarize Nelson Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom.

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