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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 Luther tell Malcolm before he leaves the prison?

2. What is the paper Luther talks about with Malcolm and Sydney?

3. What is disturbing to the policemen at the station the night Hinton was beaten?

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

5. Who wants to meet Malcolm now that he is out of prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who gets beaten badly although he had nothing to do with the original fight?

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

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

4. Why are Luther, Sidney, and Malcolm waiting outside a classroom one day?

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

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

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

8. How does Malcolm show his humility after becoming a Muslim minister?

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

10. After Malcolm follows Luther out of prison, where does he go?

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 Visual Arts as a Way of Telling a Story. Using Alex Baldwin's scenario, show how the story is moved along and made clear by the use of various visual flashbacks rather than pages of dialog. Give specific examples describing what message of those visuals convey.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of two or more typed, double-spaced pages on Following Your Dream. Begin with Malcolm's blandly accepting Mr. Ostrovski's pronouncement that black people cannot become lawyers. Point out that he did not get that same advice from Mrs. Swerlin. After the examples, personalize the essay for yourself and people in general who are determined to follow a dream.

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