Cry Freedom

Comprehension Test
Cry Freedom
John Briley

1 Choose the correct answer to these questions. There is only one correct answer.
1 Who was the first person to suggest that Donald Woods shouldmeet Stephen Biko?
a Wendy Woods, Donald’s wife.
b Dr Mamphela Ramphele.
c Tenjy Mtintso.
2 Kruger talked to Woods about the Afrikaners. When did he say the first Afrikaners arrived in SouthAfrica?
a In the seventeenth century.
b In the eighteenth century.
c In the nineteenth century.
3 When Tenjy appeared in court, she had bruises on her neck. How did she get these?
a She triedto hang herself.
b The police tried to kill her.
c The police hurt her when they questioned her.
4 When Kruger appeared on television, how did he say that Biko had died?
a Biko fell over.
bThe police murdered him.
c He starved himself to death.
5 How did Woods know that his house was bugged? The police heard him ...
a ... saying goodbye to his wife.
b ... using a typewriter.
c... listening to the radio.
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2 Who said these things? Choose from the following names. You will not need all of them. Stephen Biko, Kruger, Mapetla Mohapi, Tenjy Mtintso, MamphelaRamphele, Ken Robertson, De Wet, Donald Woods, Wendy Woods.
a ‘I’m not ashamed of being a liberal.’ ...............
b ‘I was one of two to be given a place at Natal Medical School.’ ...............
c‘Black society has lost hope in itself, it feels defeated.’ ...............
d ‘I promise you, we have reason to ban Steve Biko.’ ...............
e ‘Who do you think you are? God?’ ...............
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5 Match a word from A with a definition from B.
A

1 Afrikaner
2 authority
3 custody
4 justice
5 racism
B
a Believing people of one colour are better than those ofanother
b The quality or ideal of being right and fair
c A South African who is descended from the Dutch
d In prison, waiting for trial
e The power to give orders to people and make them obey
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