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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Malcolm so upset that Muhammad has been engaging in immoral activities?

2. What does Malcolm claim are the positive aspects of the Nation of Islam?

3. What does Malcolm tell Muhammad he is discontented with about the Nation of Islam?

4. Why does Elijah Muhammad stop speaking for the organization?

5. Where does Muhammad send Malcolm to build a temple?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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