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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sydney say about black women in a Muslim household?
(a) they rule the roost.
(b) they are equal to men.
(c) they are subservient.
(d) they are like queens.

2. What are Laura's parting words to Malcolm?
(a) you're still the dreamer.
(b) you're still the nicest boy I ever met.
(c) you're fooling yourself, you know.
(d) you're still as stupid as you always were.

3. Who does Malcolm tell Sidney to call when he reports the mob on the street?
(a) all the black colleges.
(b) all the gang members he can find.
(c) all the ministers he can find.
(d) all the newspapers he can think of.

4. What does Luther tell Malcolm about the first people ever created?
(a) they went to Africa to settle.
(b) they were from a swamp.
(c) they were originally monkeys.
(d) they were black people.

5. What does Luther tell Malcolm about Allah?
(a) that Allah put people in the sun to make them dark.
(b) that God is color blind.
(c) that Allah created only black people.
(d) that God is black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the men in the license plate shop cheer Luther?

2. What does Malcolm say Luther is the first to do in the prison?

3. What is disturbing to the policemen at the station the night Hinton was beaten?

4. Why does Lorraine think it is strange that Malcolm met her husband, Luther, in prison?

5. What does Laura say ministers always are when they hear about real life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What life-changing information does Malcolm finally receive from Luther?

2. How does Malcolm show his humility after becoming a Muslim minister?

3. What happens when the white policemen arrive at the fight?

4. What is the result of Malcolm's taking the group of ministers to the jail?

5. Who are Betty's students in the class?

6. Who gets beaten badly although he had nothing to do with the original fight?

7. What further instruction does Luther give Malcolm?

8. Describe the abrupt change of scene from the meeting with Betty outside her classroom.

9. After Malcolm follows Luther out of prison, where does he go?

10. What quickly becomes clear about Luther's son, Sidney?

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