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

2. What does Laura say she needs from Malcolm?

3. What does Luther say black Christians pray for?

4. Why do the men in the license plate shop cheer Luther?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What further instruction does Luther give Malcolm?

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

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

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

5. Who calls Malcolm to the scene?

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

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

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

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

10. Who gets beaten badly although he had nothing to do with the original 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 Reevaluating First Impressions. Using Malcolm X as your example, discuss (1) the first impression most white people had about Malcolm X, (2) the changes that took place in his thinking, and (3) the reason most people did not recognize the changes. Apply that example to a discussion of why first impressions are not always reliable but are difficult to change.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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