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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 Laura's old man?

2. What does Malcolm tell Luther was the only time he ever went down on his knees?

3. What does Luther tell Malcolm about the first people ever created?

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

5. Who wants to meet Malcolm now that he is out of prison?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Malcolm discover when he gets to the scene of the fight?

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

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

10. What does Luther tell Malcolm about?

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 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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of two or more typed, double-spaced pages on The Motivation of Malcolm X. The main points are (1) fear of white oppression in his youth, (2) anger at the years of slavery and subservience of the black people, (3) acceptance of Luther's idea of the black nation, and (4) delivering a conciliatory message after his trip to Mecca. In all of this, show what his motivation is and what it is not.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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