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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Laura say ministers always are when they hear about real life?
(a) unbelieving.
(b) fatalistic.
(c) shocked.
(d) optimistic.

4. Who does Malcolm tell Sidney to call when he reports the mob on the street?
(a) all the black colleges.
(b) all the gang members he can find.
(c) all the ministers he can find.
(d) all the newspapers he can think of.

5. Who does Malcolm meet at the subway?
(a) Sidney.
(b) Luther.
(c) Ada.
(d) Laura.

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

7. What course is Miss Betty teaching when Luther, Malcolm, and Sidney eavesdrop?
(a) the Care of the Elderly.
(b) the Way to Find a Good Husband.
(c) the Failure of Black Men to Make Good Husbands
(d) the Meaning of Marriage.

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

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

10. To whom does Luther write about Malcolm?
(a) Malcolm's mother.
(b) the governor.
(c) the preseident.
(d) the leader.

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

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

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

14. What does Luther tell Malcolm all black people are?
(a) a nation.
(b) an accident of nature.
(c) a lost tribe of Israel.
(d) a sub-species.

15. What is Malcolm's response when the police tell them to return in the morning?
(a) he says they will do that.
(b) he says they will return with more people.
(c) he goes and calls a lawyer.
(d) he insists that Hinton needs a doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Laura say she will never go to Malcolm's Temple?

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

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

4. What is the metaphor of the wolves, rats, and swine in Luther's recounting of his brother's murder?

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

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