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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Cleaver say had a leer and a hint of a smile after Malcolm X's death?
(a) Elijah Muhammed supporters
(b) The prison guards
(c) Beverly Axelrod
(d) The white prisoners

2. What is the name of Cleaver's lawyer?
(a) Beverly Axelrod
(b) Bessie Ramrod
(c) Denise Battleaxe
(d) Lauren Aluminion

3. What does Cleaver say is the first step in white rebellion?
(a) Rejection of conformity
(b) An active search for their own role
(c) Falling in love
(d) Education

4. What did Robeson speak out for?
(a) Childrens rights
(b) Actors rights
(c) Womens rights
(d) Black rights

5. What does Cleaver say he has stopped referring to the white man as?
(a) The devil
(b) The oppressor
(c) Jesus' sin
(d) The beast

6. What does Cleaver say Elijah preached?
(a) Racism
(b) Peace
(c) Hate
(d) The devil's teachings

7. What does Cleaver say made him aware of his social status?
(a) Mass demonstrations
(b) The Nation of Islam
(c) Vietnam
(d) Kennedy's assasination

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

9. What does Cleaver think the assassins have hastened?
(a) Cleaver's release
(b) Malcolm's campaign
(c) Violence
(d) Peace

10. Why were whites willing to support a black man?
(a) They could feel good about themselves
(b) There was no alternative
(c) They could promote a good image for America
(d) They could make money from him

11. Which of the following does Cleaver not say black leaders are faced with?
(a) Exile
(b) Blood lust
(c) Assassination
(d) Negative publicity

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

13. What did Cleaver want the prison system to provide?
(a) Nutritous food
(b) Prostitutes
(c) A library
(d) A gym

14. Which Norman Mailer book does Cleaver mention in this chapter?
(a) The White Negro
(b) The Sound and the Fury
(c) The Fight
(d) Last Man Standing

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cleaver blame for the black's resurgence in American life?

2. What does Cleaver say was missing from his life?

3. What does Cleaver do at 7.30 am?

4. What does Cleaver say the encounter with his lawyer has done to him?

5. What writer does Cleaver say he was a huge fan of?

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