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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 Sidney?

2. What does Luther accuse Malcolm of spending his life doing?

3. What does Luther have to say about what Malcolm does to his hair?

4. Who is Laura's old man?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Luther tell Malcolm about?

2. Who sees the potential in Malcolm and gives him good advice?

3. Who are Betty's students in the class?

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

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

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

7. How does Luther continue to influence Malcolm in prison?

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

9. After Malcolm follows Luther out of prison, where does he go?

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

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 Reevaluating First Impressions. Using Malcolm X as your example, discuss (1) the first impression most white people had about Malcolm X, (2) the changes that took place in his thinking, and (3) the reason most people did not recognize the changes. Apply that example to a discussion of why first impressions are not always reliable but are difficult to change.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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