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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 course is Miss Betty teaching when Luther, Malcolm, and Sidney eavesdrop?

2. When does Lorraine say she became a member of the Movement?

3. What does Laura say she needs from Malcolm?

4. Why does Laura sound grateful for the subway money?

5. Who are Malcolm and the others looking for at the police station?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Malcolm meet at the subway later one night?

2. What life-changing information does Malcolm finally receive from Luther?

3. What is the significance of Malcolm's attempts to straighten his hair, according to Luther?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 Prejudice. Using the Movement as an example and the early militancy of Malcolm, discuss how prejudice causes people to make wrong decisions, not to listen to opposing ideas, and generalizations that are transferred wrongly onto individuals.

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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