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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 is the one-eyed preacher?

2. What happens to Earl Little?

3. Who does Laura say wears the sky like an overcoat?

4. Why is Malcolm not at the Lancing High School dance?

5. How does Malcolm get away with entering a bar in the Negro Section of Lansing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event does Malcolm remember as he watches people on the streets?

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

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

4. What are the two religious books where Malcolm's name is written?

5. What image does the sight of a blonde woman crossing the street arouse in Malcolm?

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

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

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

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

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 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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write a critique of two or more typed, double-spaced pages on ONE DAY, WHEN I WAS LOST. Discuss the merits and weaknesses of the script. Speculate on why it never was produced as a movie. Give your recommendation to others about reading the scenario.

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