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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. To whom does Luther write about Malcolm?
(a) the leader.
(b) Malcolm's mother.
(c) the governor.
(d) the preseident.

2. What does Luther tell Malcolm all black people are?
(a) a nation.
(b) an accident of nature.
(c) a sub-species.
(d) a lost tribe of Israel.

3. What does Laura say she did for Daniel?
(a) nursed him through sickness.
(b) bought drugs for him.
(c) cooked his meals.
(d) turned tricks.

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

5. Why is Malcolm led away by the prison guards?
(a) for fighting.
(b) for cursing.
(c) for playing the numbers.
(d) for not working.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Luther's first advice to get Malcolm out of prison?

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

3. What does Malcolm say he feels like when he walks the streets of Harlem?

4. What does Luther tell Malcolm about the first people ever created?

5. What does Malcolm tell Luther was the only time he ever went down on his knees?

Short Essay Questions

1. What further instruction does Luther give Malcolm?

2. How does Luther continue to influence Malcolm in prison?

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

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

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

6. Who calls Malcolm to the scene?

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

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

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

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

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