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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Soul on Ice, Initial Reactions to the Assassination of Malcolm X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Cleaver liken the parting with a woman?
(a) A seizure
(b) Death
(c) Torture
(d) A soap opera

2. What did Cleaver pin up on the wall of his cell?
(a) A photograph of his mother
(b) A picture of Jesus
(c) A pin-up girl
(d) A Muslim calender

3. What does Cleaver think draws Axelrod to him?
(a) His African roots
(b) His unrepentant attitude
(c) His looks
(d) His deep thinking

4. What does Cleaver say the encounter with his lawyer has done to him?
(a) Renewed him
(b) Made him believe
(c) Turned his life around
(d) Driven him crazy

5. Where was the woman sitting in the Eyes story?
(a) Next to a fountain
(b) In a department store
(c) In a restaurant
(d) On a shoeshine stand

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cleaver say he has access to on the honor block?

2. Where did Eldridge Cleaver serve his prison sentence?

3. What did the prison authoriites try to eliminate?

4. What made people feel pride about being associated with Watts?

5. What did the blacks loyal to Elijah Muhammed think they could reunite after Malcolm's death?

(see the answer key)

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