From a Long Walk to Freedom Test

This excerpt is written in ____________ tense, from a(n) ____________ point of view.

• past; first person

• past; third person limited

• present; first person

• present; third person objective

The people named in the following passage are most likely __________.

"The decades of oppression and brutality had another, unintended effect, and that was that it produced the Oliver Tambos, the Walter Sisulus, the Chief Luthulis, the Yusuf Dadoos, the Bram Fischers, the Robert Sobukwes of our time—men of such extraordinary courage, wisdom, and generosity that their like may never be known again."

• Other activists who continue to fight with Mandela against apartheid

• Former leaders of South Africa

• White people who sympathized with Mandela's cause

• Activists for South Africa's Civils Rights that had died

Mandela’s tone toward his oppressors can be best described as ___________.

• Forgiving

• Hateful

• Bitter

• Appreciative

Which passage from the text most strongly supports the idea that freedom is something people take for granted until it is gone?

• “The truth is that we are not yet free; we have merely achieved the freedom to be free, the right not to be oppressed.”

• “I walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way.”

• “But I can rest only for a moment, for with freedom comes responsibility, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not yet ended.”

• “It was only when I began to learn that my boyhood freedom was an illusion, when I discovered as a young man that my freedom had already been taken from me, that I began to hunger for it.”

Which of the following is the definition of apartheid?

• Dramatic change

• Policy of racial segregation against blacks

• Violence or cruelty

• Toughness or strength

Fighting to change the system of government within a country, such as getting rid of apartheid, is what type of conflict?

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict: Man vs. nature

• External Conflict: Man vs. society

• External Conflict: Man vs. Fate

Which passage BEST supports Mandela's belief that sacrifice is needed to succeed in his mission?

• “In South Africa, a man who tried to fulfill his duty to his people was inevitably ripped from his family and home and was forced to live a life apart, a twilight existence of secrecy and rebellion.”

• “I did not in the beginning choose to place my people above my family, but in attempting to serve my people, I found that I was prevented from serving my obligations as a son, a brother, a father, and a husband.”

• “In South Africa, a man of color who attempted to live as a human being was punished and isolated.”

• “In a civil and humane society, each man is able to fulfill those obligations according to his own inclinations and abilities.”

The title "A Long Walk to Freedom" uses what type of literary device?

• Confict

• Symbol

• Personfication

• Allusion

What was the purpose for Mandela writing "A Long Walk to Freedom"?

• To entertain other people about what his life was like before becoming President of South Africa

• To persuade people to rise up against their oppressors and attack

• To encourage his country to continue making progress towards absolute freedom for everyone

• To display his bitterness towards his country's oppressors

What makes Nelson Mandela an activist?

• He was the President of South Africa

• He had gone to Prison

• He fought for equality for his people

• He didn't approve of the government system within his country