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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Malcolm borrow money from to go on his pilgrimage?

2. With what other Afro-American organization does Malcolm claim to have differences?

3. In what year is Malcolm released from prison?

4. With how many secretaries does Malcolm find that Muhammad has been sexually involved?

5. Who writes the final chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did the slaves have their names changed upon arriving in America? What effect did it have on their families' identities?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the values of the 1960s.

1) Why did Afro American politics come to the fore during this time ?

2) What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3)Does today's society share any values with 1960s America?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the structure of the novel.

1) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's ideas?

2) Examine the way both Malcolm and Alex Haley use the other people in the story to express Malcolm's ideas.

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