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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. Which two boxers does Cleaver talk about in this section?

2. What was Cleaver doing when Malcolm X was killed?

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

4. What does Cleaver say people expect him to be because of his crime?

5. In which of the following areas does Cleaver say black men are accepted?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between whites and blacks in the prison?

2. What is punk hunting?

3. Describe Cleaver's afternoon routine.

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

5. Summarize the first vignette in this chapter.

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

7. Why is Beverly Axelrod attracted to Cleaver?

8. What is Yacub's history?

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

Outline Cleaver's prison routine. How do the students think this routine benefited Cleaver? How did Cleaver make the most of his days?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss differences between the novel and autobiography formats. What are the main elements of a novel? What are the main elements of an autobiography? What can novelists express that an autobiographer cannot? How can autobiographies keep to the facts while still maintaining a level of entertainment?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Cleaver's time in prison.

1) What concessions did Cleaver have to make in prison to survive?

2) How did prison change Cleaver?

3) What kind of person do the students think Cleaver would have become if he had not gone to prison?

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