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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 job does Shorty teach Malcolm how to perform?

2. What thoughtless remark does Judge Merritt make about black people?

3. How does Archie outfit Malcolm with new clothes?

4. As a youth, what are Malcolm and Laura doing that gets the crowd roaring?

5. Why is Malcolm not at the Lancing High School dance?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Malcolm recall his father?

2. What event does Malcolm remember as he watches people on the streets?

3. What comes out to explain Louise's fair complexion?

4. When the radio announces that Malcolm X will speak at the Audubon Ballroom, what does the viewer learn?

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

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

7. Where did Alex Baldwin get the material to write the scenario?

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

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

10. Unable to pursue his dream, what happens to Malcolm?

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 Standing Up for What One Believes. Use Malcolm as an example of standing up for what he believed and give examples such as (1) believing that all white men are devils, (2) believing that there is a black nation that will rule the country, (3) believing that he had made a mistake in his earlier beliefs. Show how he was willing to take a stand on each of those issues regardless of danger to himself. Conclude with translating Malcolm's example into a generality about standing up for one's beliefs.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of two or more typed, double-spaced pages on Things That Can Change Personal Views. Pick three areas such as (1) a religious experience, (2) a near death experience, or (3) a wartime experience and write an essay on events that can change a person dramatically.

Essay Topic 3

Write a critique of two or more typed, double-spaced pages on ONE DAY, WHEN I WAS LOST. Discuss the merits and weaknesses of the script. Speculate on why it never was produced as a movie. Give your recommendation to others about reading the scenario.

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