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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 Cleaver describe in this chapter?

2. What does Cleaver say he has always been aware of?

3. What reason does Cleaver give for being in love with his lawyer?

4. What does Cleaver say took on new meaning when the whites joined in?

5. What does Cleaver say the Uncle Toms were trying to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is punk hunting?

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

4. What problem does the Muslim have with Cleaver's eyes in Chapter 3?

5. What is Cleaver's opinion on relationships?

6. Describe Cleaver's afternoon routine.

7. How has Malcolm X changed Cleaver's view of racial difficulties?

8. How did Cleaver react to Malcolm X's death?

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

10. What does Cleaver say about the relationship between James Baldwin and Richard Wright?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and outline Cleaver's thoughts on the subject. Use your own ideas to argue whether you think Cleaver is right or wrong.

1) The white upper classes.

2) Vietnam

3) Segregation

Essay Topic 2

Outline Cleaver's prison routine. How do the students think this routine benefited Cleaver? How did Cleaver make the most of his days?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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