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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. Which freedom rider does Cleaver mention in this chapter?

2. What is the name of the first vignette in this chapter?

3. What does Cleaver sometimes do instead of his exercises?

4. What writer does Cleaver say he was a huge fan of?

5. What does Cleaver admit he was in love with in this opening chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Cleaver become involved in the Catholic Church while in prison?

2. What is Yacub's history?

3. What is the relationship between whites and blacks in the prison?

4. What happened to Paul Robeson when he spoke out for black rights?

5. How does prison change Cleaver?

6. Why does Cleaver think there are so few black leaders?

7. Why does Cleaver think Malcolm was such a magnetic personality?

8. What is Cleaver's opinion of his prison sentence?

9. What does the fact that Cleaver has attained a cell in the Honor Block say about him?

10. Why does Cleaver think white youth is undergoing a dramatic change?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a 500-word essay that answers the following question: In what way could President Kennedy's death be seen as a help to the civil rights movement rather than a hindrance?

Essay Topic 2

Do the students think Cleaver is unrealistic by asking for American blacks to open discussions with Africans? What problems do the students think such discussions could cause?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the values of the 1960s.

1) Why did Afro-American politics come to the fore during this time ?

2) What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3) Does today's society share any values with 1960s America?

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