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

2. What does Cleaver call Rufus Scott?

3. What is the name of Cleaver's block?

4. To what does Cleaver liken the parting with a woman?

5. What does Cleaver say he washed his hands in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Summarize the chapter.

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

4. Why is Beverly Axelrod attracted to Cleaver?

5. What is Yacub's history?

6. Why does Cleaver think there are so few black leaders?

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

8. What does Cleaver say he is in Chapter 6?

9. Why does Cleaver think the whites favored Floyd Patterson over Mohammed Ali?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the values of the 1960s.

1) Why did Afro-American politics come to the fore during this time ?

2) What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3) Does today's society share any values with 1960s America?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the structure of the book.

1) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's ideas?

2) Examine the way Cleaver uses other people in the story to express his ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following people and outline his/her influence on Eldridge Cleaver 's life and ideas.

1) Malcom X

2) Beverly Axelrod

3) President Kennedy

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