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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cleaver say he has stopped referring to the white man as?

2. Why does Cleaver wake up earlier than the other inmates?

3. What do punk hunters search for?

4. What does Cleaver say Elijah preached?

5. What does Cleaver think the assassins have hastened?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the fact that Cleaver has attained a cell in the Honor Block say about him?

2. How did Elijah Muhammed supporters react to Malcolm X's death?

3. Why does Cleaver think white youth is undergoing a dramatic change?

4. What are the four stages of white youth rebellion?

5. What is punk hunting?

6. Summarize the chapter.

7. How did Cleaver react to Malcolm X's death?

8. Describe Cleaver's morning routine while in prison.

9. Why is Cleaver in love with his lawyer?

10. Why was Ali seen as such a threat to American society?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do the students think Cleaver is unrealistic by asking for American blacks to open discussions with Africans? What problems do the students think such discussions could cause?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Cleaver's writing style. How would you describe his prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Cleaver's style give to his story?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and outline Cleaver's thoughts on the subject. Use your own ideas to argue whether you think Cleaver is right or wrong.

1) The white upper classes.

2) Vietnam

3) Segregation

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