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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Malcolm say about Miss Stella who says she is with an old family?

2. What happens to Earl Little?

3. What does Malcolm say when Laura says he is nice?

4. Why does Malcolm think they might make him class president at school?

5. What city had Laura never heard of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Unable to pursue his dream, what happens to Malcolm?

2. What is the scene where the character of Laura is introduced?

3. What dramatic technique does Baldwin use to set up the background of the movie?

4. What is Malcolm's ambition after he finishes high school?

5. What comes out to explain Louise's fair complexion?

6. Who does Louise Little, Malcolm's mother, have to confront in the back yard of her house?

7. What is the Klan's warning to Louise?

8. What does Malcolm muse about as he thinks about his past?

9. What are the three areas of Malcolm's life represented in the scenario?

10. What stands in the way of Malcolm's marrying Laura?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay of two or more typed, double-spaced pages on Standing Up for What One Believes. Use Malcolm as an example of standing up for what he believed and give examples such as (1) believing that all white men are devils, (2) believing that there is a black nation that will rule the country, (3) believing that he had made a mistake in his earlier beliefs. Show how he was willing to take a stand on each of those issues regardless of danger to himself. Conclude with translating Malcolm's example into a generality about standing up for one's beliefs.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of two or more typed, double-spaced pages on Following Your Dream. Begin with Malcolm's blandly accepting Mr. Ostrovski's pronouncement that black people cannot become lawyers. Point out that he did not get that same advice from Mrs. Swerlin. After the examples, personalize the essay for yourself and people in general who are determined to follow a dream.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of two or more typed, double-spaced pages on How Things Have Changed Since Malcolm X. Include such things as the civil rights movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the rise of political figures such as Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, and Andrew Young. Conclude with the election of President Barak Obama.

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