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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 think Lyndon Johnson fears?

2. What does Cleaver call the elderly man in this chapter?

3. Who does Cleaver say he heard scream out?

4. What does Cleaver compare the Negro Revolution to?

5. Which president does Cleaver say opposes sit-ins and teach-ins?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Cleaver think President Johnson opposes sit-ins and teach-ins?

2. What events does Cleaver attribute to bridging the racial gap?

3. Why does Cleaver think things like the twist have become so influential?

4. What does Cleaver say in his first letter to Beverly Axelrod?

5. What does Cleaver think Americans think of themselves collectively?

6. How have Axelrod and Cleaver's time in prison changed his attitude to women?

7. What reason does Cleaver give for the riot in Watts?

8. What is Cleaver's opinion on the structure of society?

9. What does Axelrod say in her reply to Cleaver's first letter?

10. Why don't the younger men like the elderly black prisoner in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

What major events had a profound affect on Cleaver's life and how did they change him?

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