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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the paper Luther talks about with Malcolm and Sydney?
(a) a community newspaper for black people.
(b) a manifesto of Muslim religion.
(c) a court order against mass demonstrations.
(d) a declaration of independence.

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

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

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

5. What does Luther have to say about what Malcolm does to his hair?
(a) that he is ashamed of who he is.
(b) that he's fooling himself.
(c) that he won't have money to do it in prison.
(d) that he looks really nice.

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

7. What is disturbing to the policemen at the station the night Hinton was beaten?
(a) the newspaper reporters gathered there.
(b) the fire in Malcolm's eyes.
(c) the noise coming from outside.
(d) the large, silent crowd outside the station.

8. What does Malcolm say he feels like when he walks the streets of Harlem?
(a) like he lived there in another lifetime.
(b) like a stranger in a strange land.
(c) like someone raised from the dead.
(d) like an animal being hunted down.

9. What does Luther tell Malcolm before he leaves the prison?
(a) write me a letter sometime.
(b) keep your nose clean.
(c) when you come out, come straight to me.
(d) I'll get you a better lawyer.

10. At the police station the night Hinton is beaten, what is the symbolism of the Muslim ministers?
(a) they symbolize the ability to hold the mob back.
(b) they symbolize the antithesis of the Ku Klux Klan.
(c) they symbolize new power.
(d) they symbolize a new age.

11. How does Laura say Malcolm could have saved her once?
(a) by helping her finish school.
(b) by marrying her.
(c) by keeping her away from Daniel.
(d) by showing her a better way.

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

13. Why is Malcolm led away by the prison guards?
(a) for playing the numbers.
(b) for cursing.
(c) for fighting.
(d) for not working.

14. What is Laura's comment after Malcolm says that black people don't have to suffer like they do?
(a) that he sounds like her grandmother.
(b) that he is buying a lie.
(c) that he comes from Mars.
(d) that he is crazy as a loon.

15. What does Laura say she did for Daniel?
(a) nursed him through sickness.
(b) cooked his meals.
(c) bought drugs for him.
(d) turned tricks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the men in the license plate shop cheer Luther?

2. What is Luther's first advice to get Malcolm out of prison?

3. When does Lorraine say she became a member of the Movement?

4. Who is Laura's old man?

5. What is it West Indian Archie cannot remember when Malcolm goes for a visit?

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