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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 does Archie say about writing down numbers?

2. Who does Earl say is the prophet God has sent to the blacks in America?

3. Where does Louise tell little Malcolm he was born?

4. Who does Laura say wears the sky like an overcoat?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the Klan's warning to Louise?

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

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

7. What dramatic technique does Baldwin use to set up the background of the movie?

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

9. What is the opening sequence in the screenplay?

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

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 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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of two or more typed, double-spaced pages on Reevaluating First Impressions. Using Malcolm X as your example, discuss (1) the first impression most white people had about Malcolm X, (2) the changes that took place in his thinking, and (3) the reason most people did not recognize the changes. Apply that example to a discussion of why first impressions are not always reliable but are difficult to change.

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