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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous historical figure do Malcolm and Shorty talk about on Boston Commons?

2. As the screenplay opens, where is Malcolm scheduled to speak that evening?

3. Who is Sophia?

4. Who is Shorty referring to when he speaks about ofays?

5. What is the news Judge Merritt brings to Malcolm at the Swerlin house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the scene where the character of Laura is introduced?

2. After his father is murdered and his mother placed in an asylum, what happens to Malcolm?

3. Whose voice do the viewers hear saying, "Brothers, sisters, this is not our home! Our homeland is in Africa! In Africa!"

4. Who does Louise Little, Malcolm's mother, have to confront in the back yard of her house?

5. What is Malcolm's ambition after he finishes high school?

6. What are the two religious books where Malcolm's name is written?

7. What are the three areas of Malcolm's life represented in the scenario?

8. What stands in the way of Malcolm's marrying Laura?

9. How does Malcolm recall his father?

10. What is the opening sequence in the screenplay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay of two or more typed, double-spaced pages on What Malcolm Might Have Said. From indications in the scenario, find two or three points that Malcolm might have intended to cover in his Audubon Ballroom speech. Discuss each point in detail, giving examples from the scenario.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of two or more typed, double-spaced pages on Being Careful About Friendships. Start with how Malcolm thought Luther and the Leader were his friends only to learn of their jealousy and danger to him and his family. Go to Sidney who was his friend as long as he held to the militant line. Then cover how the masses who once cheered him on, turned against his new message of conciliation.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of two or more typed, double-spaced pages on Prejudice. Using the Movement as an example and the early militancy of Malcolm, discuss how prejudice causes people to make wrong decisions, not to listen to opposing ideas, and generalizations that are transferred wrongly onto individuals.

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