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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 does Sydney say about black women in a Muslim household?

2. What does Malcolm say he feels like when he walks the streets of Harlem?

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

4. What is Malcolm's response when the police tell them to return in the morning?

5. What does Miss Betty want to know about Malcolm to tell her class of young women?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who calls Malcolm to the scene?

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 2

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 3

Write an essay of two or more typed, double-spaced pages on the importance of dialog in human relationships. Early on in his career with the Movement, Malcolm never entertained the idea of dialog with white people. He learned the importance of dialog when he visited Mecca. Discuss how open dialog should be the first step taken in bringing conflicting sides together.

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