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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 Laura find out about Malcolm as they visit?

2. What does Malcolm say when the policeman says bloodshed never solved anything?

3. What does Luther tell Malcolm about using his fists?

4. What does Luther say black Christians pray for?

5. What is it West Indian Archie cannot remember when Malcolm goes for a visit?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who calls Malcolm to the scene?

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

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 Being Careful About Friendships. Start with how Malcolm thought Luther and the Leader were his friends only to learn of their jealousy and danger to him and his family. Go to Sidney who was his friend as long as he held to the militant line. Then cover how the masses who once cheered him on, turned against his new message of conciliation.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of two or more typed, double-spaced pages on Charisma. Begin your essay with Mrs. Swerlin's explanation that people like to be around Malcolm and the reasons she gives. Move to the early days within the movement and why many people followed Malcolm as a militant leader. Conclude with how Malcolm's charisma did not overcome the resentment of his followers after he changed his attitude toward people of other elasticities.

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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