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

2. Who does Cleaver say he is in love with?
(a) A prison guard
(b) His brother's wife
(c) His ex-wife
(d) His attorney

3. What does Cleaver vow the black will have?
(a) His manhood
(b) His peace
(c) His own country
(d) His freedom

4. What was Cleaver doing when Malcolm X was killed?
(a) Playing marbles
(b) Fighting
(c) Writing
(d) Watching a movie

5. What did the blacks loyal to Elijah Muhammed think they could reunite after Malcolm's death?
(a) The world
(b) The Muslim community
(c) The black community
(d) The whole of America

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the woman in the Eyes story sing at him?

2. What does Cleaver say Elijah preached?

3. What is the title of the fourth vignette?

4. What major crime was Cleaver convicted of?

5. What does Cleaver call white women?

(see the answer key)

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