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2.2.  Complete the following sentences with the words from the above
               text.


               a.   Mandela belonged to ................................... tribe.
               b.   Mandela’s mother  took him  to  .....................................  after  his

                     father died.
               c.   Mandela was named Nelson by his ..........................................

               d.   Mandela completed his matriculation from ................... school.
               e.   Mandela was charged with .......................... when he was arrested

                     in 1956.
               f.    in 1948 South African government introduced ................................

                     ...... which gave the blacks little facilities and opportunities.
               g.   Mandela’s eldest son was killed in a ..........................................

          2.3.  State whether the following sentences are true or false.

               a.   Jogintaba was Nelson’s father.

               b.   Nelson and Justice ran away from home together.
               c.   Nelson was sent to Europe by the South African Government.

               d.   Nelson was educated in Robben Island.
               e.   Nelson’s wife was kept in prison for seventeen months.

               f.    Nelson never gave up.
          2.4.  Answer the following questions.


               a.   When and where was Nelson Mandela born?
               b.   Why did his mother take Mandela to Jogintaba after his father

                     died?
               c.   Why did Mandela and Justice run away from home?

               d.   Where did Mandela complete his BA degree?
               e.   Why did Mandela and his friends form ANC Youth League?

               f.    How long did Mandela stay in prison?
               g.   What can we learn from the biography of Nelson Mandela?



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