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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 Sidney witness on the streets as he delivers his papers?

2. What does Laura say she did for Daniel?

3. Why does Laura say she will never go to Malcolm's Temple?

4. What does Laura find out about Malcolm as they visit?

5. What is the metaphor of the wolves, rats, and swine in Luther's recounting of his brother's murder?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Luther tell Malcolm about?

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

5. What further instruction does Luther give Malcolm?

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

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

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

9. Who calls Malcolm to the scene?

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

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 Role of Religion in Race Relations. Contrast the racist Christian community with the backlash racism that came from the Black Muslim culture. Is there any difference? End your essay with comments on how religion should play a role in uniting people rather than creating a great divide.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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