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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Greek myth does Malcolm recall in this chapter?

2. Who writes the final chapter?

3. What is "The Hate that Hate Produced" television program about?

4. With what other Afro-American organization does Malcolm claim to have differences?

5. What famous accessory of Malcolm's does he purchase after his release from prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At one point the book uses Boston as a setting.

1) What meaning does Boston bring to the book? What would you automatically link with someone who grew up in Boston?

2) How different do you think today's Boston is to the Boston in the book? How do you think the book's meaning would change if it were set in today's Boston?

3) How do you think the setting contributes to the book's humor?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the Nation of Islam in the Sixties. What were people's views on the Nation of Islam? Was there any Nation of Islam literature?How was Nation of Islam presented in popular culture? Has this representation affected the way people think about the Nation of Islam today?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the structure of the novel.

1) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's ideas?

2) Examine the way both Malcolm and Alex Haley use the other people in the story to express Malcolm's ideas.

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