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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 happens to Malcolm and his siblings?

2. What is the name of the West Indian introduced in this chapter?

3. Why are Malcolm's friends impressed with his dating Sophia?

4. What area of the city does Malcolm claim he prefers?

5. What does Malcolm carry to protect himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Malcolm deal with the rumors that Muhammad has been engaging in immoral activity?

2. Describe Malcolm's visit home in Chapter 5.

3. Describe Laura.

4. Why is Malcolm disappointed in the media's coverage of the Nation of Islam?

5. Describe Malcolm's job with the madam?

6. How does Malcolm feel about the way he treats Laura in Chapter 3?

7. What happens when Archie and Malcolm finally encounter each other?

8. What does Malcolm learn when he moves to Boston?

9. How are Malcolm and his gang able to get into the houses to rob them?

10. How do the whites react to Malcolm having a relationship with a white woman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss with the students first person point of view. Why do the students think first person point of view is not necessarily reliable? What moments in the book do the students think are not so reliable and why? With the students, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using the first person.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss whether you think this statement is true or false: "Malcolm X uses the autobiography to market his image rather than his ideas." Use two examples from the book to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Compare the characters of Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad.

1) In what ways are their ideas different?

2) What is their relationship to each other?

3) Why do you think they cannot sort out their differences?

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