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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 happens to Earl Little?

2. What name is Malcolm given in Dakar?

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

4. In a flashback, what does Louise say to Earl about a rabbit?

5. What does Malcolm admit to Laura that made him proud when he was a little boy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the opening sequence in the screenplay?

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 Mistaken Generalizations. Point out in your essay how the idea of the white devil translated into hate for the entire race of white people. Discuss how the same is true in reverse. Make a case for judging people by their actions rather than their ethnicity.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of two or more typed, double-spaced pages on What Malcolm Might Have Said. From indications in the scenario, find two or three points that Malcolm might have intended to cover in his Audubon Ballroom speech. Discuss each point in detail, giving examples from the scenario.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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