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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. Why does Malcolm think they might make him class president at school?

2. What does the teenage Malcolm excel in that wins him admiration?

3. What happens to Earl Little?

4. Who is Sophia?

5. What does Shorty say the Harvard Law School is for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the opening sequence in the screenplay?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 comparing the burning of Malcolm's childhood home and the Molotov cocktail thrown into Malcolm's home just before he is assassinated. Note how the racist feelings on both sides are similar in nature. Discuss the irony of the situation.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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