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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Malcolm feel iss the solution to Afro American problems?

2. In what year is Malcolm released from prison?

3. What is the name of the Saudi ambassador?

4. What does Malcolm tell Muhammad he is discontented with about the Nation of Islam?

5. What is Malcolm surprised about when he visits Cairo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did the slaves have their names changed upon arriving in America? What effect did it have on their families' identities?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the structure of the novel.

1) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's ideas?

2) Examine the way both Malcolm and Alex Haley use the other people in the story to express Malcolm's ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Look at the differences between Islam and Christianity. What are the strengths and weaknesses of both religions? How much do people in America know about the Islamic religion compared to Christianity? Do the students think that we need to understand other religions before we criticize them? Has this been a problem in the past?

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