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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. Who are Malcolm and the others looking for at the police station?

2. What does Malcolm say when the policeman says bloodshed never solved anything?

3. What does Malcolm say Luther is the first to do in the prison?

4. What does Laura say she needs from Malcolm?

5. What is the metaphor of the wolves, rats, and swine in Luther's recounting of his brother's murder?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when the white policemen arrive at the fight?

3. What is the result of Malcolm's taking the group of ministers to the jail?

4. What does Luther tell Malcolm about?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Mistaken Generalizations. Point out in your essay how the idea of the white devil translated into hate for the entire race of white people. Discuss how the same is true in reverse. Make a case for judging people by their actions rather than their ethnicity.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of two or more typed, double spaced pages on How Terrorist Klan Activity Affected Malcolm X. In the essay refer to the threats and eventually burning of his family home gave Malcolm his first impressions of surviving in a white world. Include the murder of his father and the lame excuses the insurance company gave for not honoring Earl's policy. Conclude by speculating how such violence can only be expected to breed hatred and fear.

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