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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Laura say she will never go to Malcolm's Temple?
(a) she can't picture Malcolm as a minister.
(b) she feels content with her own religion.
(c) her old man won't go for it.
(d) she hates religion.

2. What does Shorty think Malcolm is doing with his religious talk?
(a) finding something to occupy his time.
(b) coming up with a new hustle.
(c) trying to prove he is insane.
(d) making fun of the white guards.

3. What is everyone saying about Malcolm as he refuses to eat pork?
(a) that he is losing his mind.
(b) that he is watching his weight.
(c) that he is alergic to pork.
(d) that he is trying to starve himself to death.

4. What does Luther say about white men being devils?
(a) none of them are.
(b) most of them are.
(c) all are without exception.
(d) some of them are.

5. Why does Lorraine think it is strange that Malcolm met her husband, Luther, in prison?
(a) she says Luther did not usually make friends in prison.
(b) she says he looks too clean cut.
(c) she says he doesn't look old enough.
(d) she says he looks like a preacher.

6. What is Luther's first advice to get Malcolm out of prison?
(a) let his hair go natural.
(b) hire a good lawyer.
(c) not eat any more pork.
(d) write an apology letter to the warden.

7. What does Laura find out about Malcolm as they visit?
(a) that Malcolm is a Muslim minister.
(b) that Malcolm is hiding from the law.
(c) that Malcolm is now married.
(d) that Malcolm is running dope.

8. How does Malcolm introduce himself at the police station?
(a) Minister Malcolm X of Temple Number Seven.
(b) Minister Malcolm Little of Temple Faith.
(c) Rev. Malcolm X of the Black Brotherhood.
(d) Lawyer Malcolm Little of the Seventh district.

9. When does Lorraine say she became a member of the Movement?
(a) when she was sixteen-years-old.
(b) when Luther went to prison.
(c) soon after sydney was born.
(d) right after Luther came home.

10. What does Malcolm say the Leader's letters did for him in prison?
(a) made him feel like the Leader doesn't understand.
(b) made him feel like the greatest black man.
(c) made him feel homewick for Luther.
(d) made him feel there was no hope.

11. What is Luther's complaint about the white press?
(a) they don't print news of whtie atrocities.
(b) they don't print in words blacks can understand.
(c) they don't print anything to give blacks pride in themselves.
(d) they don't print anything at all about the black community.

12. What does Sydney say about black women in a Muslim household?
(a) they are subservient.
(b) they rule the roost.
(c) they are equal to men.
(d) they are like queens.

13. What is Hinton's condition in the jail?
(a) he is unconscious.
(b) he is praying loudly.
(c) he is on a hunger strike.
(d) he is raving mad.

14. If God is black, what is Luther's conclusion about white men?
(a) they are devils created by Satan.
(b) they are inferior to the black nation.
(c) they are men without souls.
(d) they are put on earth to test real believers.

15. What is the importance of meeting the Leader?
(a) he has the plans for a revolution.
(b) he leads the Black Muslim community in America.
(c) he has a large church in Harlem.
(d) he knows all the black civil rights leaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Luther have to say about what Malcolm does to his hair?

2. Why is Malcolm led away by the prison guards?

3. What does Malcolm say Luther is the first to do in the prison?

4. What does Laura want instead of coffee?

5. What does Luther accuse Malcolm of spending his life doing?

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