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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 writer does Cleaver say he was a huge fan of?

2. What did a man in San Quentin say Cleaver had in his eyes?

3. What does Cleaver call white women?

4. What Biblical figure does Cleaver talk about in this chapter?

5. What does Cleaver say spectator sports have become?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Cleaver's afternoon routine.

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

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

4. Why does Cleaver think Malcolm was such a magnetic personality?

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

6. Summarize the first vignette in this chapter.

7. What happened to Paul Robeson when he spoke out for black rights?

8. What is punk hunting?

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

10. Summarize the chapter.

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Why does Cleaver think there is a need for police and military? Did he think rioters had any other choice other than to attack the police and military? Was the attack on the police in particular an example of the American blacks' disorganization?

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