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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 the white Welfare Worker want to do?

2. Why does Malcolm say he does not write to his mother in the asylum?

3. What does Malcolm's father believe is the real homeland of his people in America?

4. What does Archie say about writing down numbers?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Malcolm recall his father?

7. What is the opening sequence in the screenplay?

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

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

10. What image does the sight of a blonde woman crossing the street arouse in 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 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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of two or more typed, double-spaced pages on How I Believe Democracy works. Using Malcolm as an example of someone profiting from the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America, discuss how it is possible for many people to have opposing views in a democracy. Describe other regimes where such a privilege is not possible.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of two or more typed, double-spaced pages No Honor Among Thieves. Use the association between Malcolm and West Indian Archie as an example of how criminals do not trust other criminals. Broaden the discussion into the problem of trusting other people when one is not trustworthy himself. Explain why a liar always thinks other people are lying, too.

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