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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. Who does Malcolm come across in Small's Paradise Bar?

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

3. Who is Shorty referring to when he speaks about ofays?

4. Why does Malcolm think Shorty wants to set him up with a particular woman?

5. Where does Louise tell little Malcolm he was born?

Short Essay Questions

1. After his father is murdered and his mother placed in an asylum, what happens to Malcolm?

2. Whose voice do the viewers hear saying, "Brothers, sisters, this is not our home! Our homeland is in Africa! In Africa!"

3. What is the opening sequence in the screenplay?

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

5. In another flashback, how does Malcolm see himself as a prisoner?

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

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

8. When the radio announces that Malcolm X will speak at the Audubon Ballroom, what does the viewer learn?

9. How does Malcolm recall his father?

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

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 What People Pray For. Refer to Luther's comment that black people pray to have in heaven what white people have on Earth. Discuss the materialism in such prayers. Examine how the statement is a generalization that does not consider what white people pray for. Finally, discuss how prayer for supremacy and oppression amounts only to mere words.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of two or more typed, double-spaced pages on The Motivation of Malcolm X. The main points are (1) fear of white oppression in his youth, (2) anger at the years of slavery and subservience of the black people, (3) acceptance of Luther's idea of the black nation, and (4) delivering a conciliatory message after his trip to Mecca. In all of this, show what his motivation is and what it is not.

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