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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 Luther accuse Malcolm of spending his life doing?

2. What does Laura say she did for Daniel?

3. What does Sidney witness on the streets as he delivers his papers?

4. What does Laura want instead of coffee?

5. Who is Laura's old man?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Malcolm meet at the subway later one night?

2. What further instruction does Luther give Malcolm?

3. Who sees the potential in Malcolm and gives him good advice?

4. How does Luther continue to influence Malcolm in prison?

5. What does Luther tell Malcolm about?

6. Who calls Malcolm to the scene?

7. Describe the abrupt change of scene from the meeting with Betty outside her classroom.

8. Who gets beaten badly although he had nothing to do with the original fight?

9. Who are Betty's students in the class?

10. What does Malcolm discover when he gets to the scene of the fight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay of two or more typed, double-spaced pages comparing the burning of Malcolm's childhood home and the Molotov cocktail thrown into Malcolm's home just before he is assassinated. Note how the racist feelings on both sides are similar in nature. Discuss the irony of the situation.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of two or more typed, double-spaced pages on The Role of Religion in Race Relations. Contrast the racist Christian community with the backlash racism that came from the Black Muslim culture. Is there any difference? End your essay with comments on how religion should play a role in uniting people rather than creating a great divide.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of two or more typed, double-spaced pages on Following Your Dream. Begin with Malcolm's blandly accepting Mr. Ostrovski's pronouncement that black people cannot become lawyers. Point out that he did not get that same advice from Mrs. Swerlin. After the examples, personalize the essay for yourself and people in general who are determined to follow a dream.

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