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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. Why is Malcolm led away by the prison guards?

2. What does Malcolm think about Luther's hype?

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

4. What does Luther have to say about what Malcolm does to his hair?

5. What is the importance of meeting the Leader?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Malcolm, now a Muslim minister, organize after the riot in Harlem?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What further instruction does Luther give Malcolm?

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

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 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 2

Write an essay of two or more typed, double-spaced pages on the importance of dialog in human relationships. Early on in his career with the Movement, Malcolm never entertained the idea of dialog with white people. He learned the importance of dialog when he visited Mecca. Discuss how open dialog should be the first step taken in bringing conflicting sides together.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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