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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Malcolm say Luther is the first to do in the prison?
(a) light his cigarette.
(b) call him by his name.
(c) figure out his problem.
(d) give him advice.

2. 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 new power.
(c) they symbolize a new age.
(d) they symbolize the antithesis of the Ku Klux Klan.

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

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

5. Who lights Malcolm's cigarette when his hand is bandaged?
(a) Frank.
(b) a prison guard.
(c) Luther.
(d) Daniel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Malcolm say he feels like when he walks the streets of Harlem?

2. Who are Malcolm and the others looking for at the police station?

3. What course is Miss Betty teaching when Luther, Malcolm, and Sidney eavesdrop?

4. What does Laura want instead of coffee?

5. What does Luther tell Malcolm before he leaves the prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Malcolm show his humility after becoming a Muslim minister?

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

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

4. Why are Luther, Sidney, and Malcolm waiting outside a classroom one day?

5. What is the result of Malcolm's taking the group of ministers to the jail?

6. As the second part opens, what is happening to Malcolm?

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

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

9. What quickly becomes clear about Luther's son, Sidney?

10. What does Malcolm, now a Muslim minister, organize after the riot in Harlem?

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