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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 is the symbolism of the new glasses and a pawnshop watch lying on a towel?

2. If God is black, what is Luther's conclusion about white men?

3. What is it West Indian Archie cannot remember when Malcolm goes for a visit?

4. What does Shorty think Malcolm is doing with his religious talk?

5. What is the paper Luther talks about with Malcolm and Sydney?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Malcolm show his humility after becoming a Muslim minister?

2. What happens when the white policemen arrive at the fight?

3. Who gets beaten badly although he had nothing to do with the original fight?

4. Who calls Malcolm to the scene?

5. What is the result of Malcolm's taking the group of ministers to the jail?

6. Describe the abrupt change of scene from the meeting with Betty outside her classroom.

7. As the second part opens, what is happening to Malcolm?

8. Why are Luther, Sidney, and Malcolm waiting outside a classroom one day?

9. What does Malcolm, now a Muslim minister, organize after the riot in Harlem?

10. What quickly becomes clear about Luther's son, Sidney?

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 Visual Arts as a Way of Telling a Story. Using Alex Baldwin's scenario, show how the story is moved along and made clear by the use of various visual flashbacks rather than pages of dialog. Give specific examples describing what message of those visuals convey.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay of two or more typed, double-spaced pages on Things That Can Change Personal Views. Pick three areas such as (1) a religious experience, (2) a near death experience, or (3) a wartime experience and write an essay on events that can change a person dramatically.

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