One Day When I was Lost: A Scenario Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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One Day When I was Lost: A Scenario Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 fair, young mulatto woman hanging out clothes?

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

3. What is the first terrifying image from Malcolm's childhood?

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

5. What happens to Malcolm after his mother is taken away?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Malcolm recall his father?

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

10. What is Malcolm's ambition after he finishes high school?

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 What People Pray For. Refer to Luther's comment that black people pray to have in heaven what white people have on Earth. Discuss the materialism in such prayers. Examine how the statement is a generalization that does not consider what white people pray for. Finally, discuss how prayer for supremacy and oppression amounts only to mere words.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of two or more typed, double-spaced pages on The Role of Religion in Race Relations. Contrast the racist Christian community with the backlash racism that came from the Black Muslim culture. Is there any difference? End your essay with comments on how religion should play a role in uniting people rather than creating a great divide.

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