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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 is Hinton's condition in the jail?
(a) he is praying loudly.
(b) he is unconscious.
(c) he is raving mad.
(d) he is on a hunger strike.

2. What is Laura's comment after Malcolm says that black people don't have to suffer like they do?
(a) that he is crazy as a loon.
(b) that he comes from Mars.
(c) that he is buying a lie.
(d) that he sounds like her grandmother.

3. What is everyone saying about Malcolm as he refuses to eat pork?
(a) that he is losing his mind.
(b) that he is trying to starve himself to death.
(c) that he is watching his weight.
(d) that he is alergic to pork.

4. What does Sidney witness on the streets as he delivers his papers?
(a) a Muslim minister preaching on the corner.
(b) a fist fight between two black men.
(c) a fist fight between a white man and a black man.
(d) a gunfight between two blacks.

5. Why does Laura say she will never go to Malcolm's Temple?
(a) she hates religion.
(b) she can't picture Malcolm as a minister.
(c) her old man won't go for it.
(d) she feels content with her own religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the paper Luther talks about with Malcolm and Sydney?

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

3. What does Sydney say about black women in a Muslim household?

4. Why does Laura sound grateful for the subway money?

5. What does Laura say she did for Daniel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Malcolm discover when he gets to the scene of the fight?

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

3. What further instruction does Luther give Malcolm?

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

5. Who does Malcolm meet at the subway later one night?

6. Who calls Malcolm to the scene?

7. Who sees the potential in Malcolm and gives him good advice?

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

9. What is the significance of Malcolm's attempts to straighten his hair, according to Luther?

10. Why are Luther, Sidney, and Malcolm waiting outside a classroom one day?

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