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

2. Who is Sidney?
(a) Malcolm's brother.
(b) Laura's boyfriend.
(c) Luther's son.
(d) Louise's husband.

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

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

5. What does Malcolm say Luther is the first to do in the prison?
(a) call him by his name.
(b) light his cigarette.
(c) figure out his problem.
(d) give him advice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Malcolm led away by the prison guards?

2. Who does Malcolm meet at the subway?

3. What is Malcolm's response when the police tell them to return in the morning?

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

5. What does Shorty think Malcolm is doing with his religious talk?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who calls Malcolm to the scene?

3. What does Luther tell Malcolm about?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. As the second part opens, what is happening to Malcolm?

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