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

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 doesn't look old enough.
(d) she says he looks too clean cut.

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

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

5. Who is Laura's old man?
(a) an escaped convict.
(b) her second husband.
(c) a lesbian lover.
(d) a pimp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Malcolm tell Sidney to call when he reports the mob on the street?

2. What does Malcolm say when the policeman says bloodshed never solved anything?

3. How does Laura say Malcolm could have saved her once?

4. What is disturbing to the policemen at the station the night Hinton was beaten?

5. Who wants to meet Malcolm now that he is out of prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Malcolm's attempts to straighten his hair, according to Luther?

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

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

4. After Malcolm follows Luther out of prison, where does he go?

5. What further instruction does Luther give Malcolm?

6. What does Luther tell Malcolm about?

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. What life-changing information does Malcolm finally receive from Luther?

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

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