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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Malcolm feel iss the solution to Afro American problems?
(a) Unity
(b) Education
(c) Going back to Africa
(d) Civil war

2. What does Malcolm claim are the positive aspects of the Nation of Islam?
(a) Opening communications between blacks and whites
(b) Making the white people look at themselves
(c) Getting attention for the poor black community
(d) Reforming criminals and drug users

3. Which magazine named the book as one of the top ten nonfiction books of the 20th century?
(a) The Literary Review
(b) Mohammed Speaks
(c) Time
(d) The Paris Review

4. What does Haley provide an overview of in this chapter?
(a) The nation of Islam
(b) Events surrounding Malcolm's death
(c) The entire book
(d) The difficulties in writing an autobiography

5. How many hours of taped recordings does Haley have of interviews between himself and Malcolm?
(a) Thousands of hours
(b) 80 hours
(c) 50 hours
(d) Hundred of hours

6. Who does Malcolm meet in 1965?
(a) James Baldwin
(b) Martin Luther King
(c) Jesse Jackson
(d) Alex Hayley

7. With what does Malcolm replace his surname?
(a) Big
(b) Y
(c) Little
(d) X

8. Who writes the final chapter?
(a) Alex Haley
(b) Martin Luther King
(c) Richard Wright
(d) Jesse Jackson

9. How does Sammy die?
(a) Alcholism
(b) Heart disease
(c) A drug overdose
(d) Old age

10. What is Malcolm's argument against the Civil Rights movement
(a) Racism is a human issue, not a civil rights issue.
(b) They have to knock things down. not tap on them
(c) Islam is the black religion
(d) They need to strive for their own identity

11. What is the name of Elijah's son?
(a) Norbert
(b) Jackie
(c) Davis
(d) Wallace

12. What is Malcolm surprised about on his travels?
(a) He is hated everywhere
(b) No one follows him from America
(c) He is accepted as a muslim
(d) He known throughout the world

13. Which city did Malcolm move to after his release from prison?
(a) Chicago
(b) New York
(c) Seattle
(d) Detroit

14. Who does Malcolm borrow money from to go on his pilgrimage?
(a) Reginald
(b) Ella
(c) Sammy
(d) Betty

15. In what year is Malcolm released from prison?
(a) 1954
(b) 1955
(c) 1965
(d) 1952

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does this final chapter take place?

2. To what does Malcolm dedicate each day?

3. Where is Muhammad relocated to in this chapter?

4. To shich country's racism does Malcolm compare America?

5. Who edits Malcolm's autobiography?

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