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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. In what city did Cleaver meet a woman in the Eyes vignette?

2. To what does Cleaver liken being associated to Watts?

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

4. Where was the woman sitting in the Eyes story?

5. What city is Beverly from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Cleaver's opinion of his prison sentence?

2. What problem does the Muslim have with Cleaver's eyes in Chapter 3?

3. Describe Cleaver's afternoon routine.

4. Describe Cleaver's encounter with a woman on Main Street.

5. Why did Cleaver lose respect for James Baldwin?

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

7. Why does the prison guard tear down Cleaver's pin up poster?

8. Why is Cleaver in love with his lawyer?

9. What is Cleaver's opinion of women while he is in prison?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and examine how it helped to bridge the racial gap:

1) Popular music

2) The Twist

3) President Kennedy

Essay Topic 2

Discuss with the students first person point of view. Why do the students think first person point of view is not necessarily reliable? What moments in the book do the students think are not so reliable and why? With the students discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using the first person.

Essay Topic 3

What problems does Cleaver have with James Baldwin? Why does Cleaver prefer Richard Wright? What influence did both authors have on 1960s culture and, in particular, the Negro revolution?

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