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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 Luvenia say the difference between black people and Negroes is?

2. How does Luvenia know Florenz?

3. Where does Malcolm get abandoned while heading to the family reunion?

4. When does Malcolm's great aunt begin to travel?

5. What is the name of Malcolm's band?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Glory Field after the family reunion?

2. Why does Luvenia not want to move to Glory Field with her family?

3. What happens to the ticket money given to Shep to get to the family reunion?

4. What does Luvenia say the difference between black people and Negroes is?

5. What does Tommy do during the press conference?

6. What is a rent party?

7. What makes Malcolm feel that he is finally on his way in life?

8. Why is Malcolm so grateful to his great-aunt?

9. Why does Tommy not join the march in Johnson City?

10. Why do news cameras leave Cadet Park on the day of the march?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

How is the time-line of this plot different from most books, and how does it affect the tone and progression of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Slavery and Freedom are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

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