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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 famous historical figure do Malcolm and Shorty talk about on Boston Commons?

2. What does Malcolm accuse Paul of wanting when he tries to fix him up with a girl?

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

4. Who does Louise face one night at suppertime?

5. What is Louise's feeling about being light skinned?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where did Alex Baldwin get the material to write the scenario?

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

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

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

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

8. What is the opening sequence in the screenplay?

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

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

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 How Terrorist Klan Activity Affected Malcolm X. In the essay refer to the threats and eventually burning of his family home gave Malcolm his first impressions of surviving in a white world. Include the murder of his father and the lame excuses the insurance company gave for not honoring Earl's policy. Conclude by speculating how such violence can only be expected to breed hatred and fear.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of two or more typed, double-spaced pages on Being Careful About Friendships. Start with how Malcolm thought Luther and the Leader were his friends only to learn of their jealousy and danger to him and his family. Go to Sidney who was his friend as long as he held to the militant line. Then cover how the masses who once cheered him on, turned against his new message of conciliation.

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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