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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 kind of athletic career does the author describe pursuing but not succeeding at in "Down at the Cross"?
2. Where does the author describe listening to the Muslim speakers in "Down at the Cross"?
3. Where was the author going when he crossed Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and the policeman made a racial slur toward him in "Down at the Cross"?
4. As the author describes growing up in Harlem in "Down at the Cross," he says, "In the same way that the girls were destined to gain as much weight as their mothers, the boys, it was clear, would" what?
5. The author states in "Down at the Cross," "I certainly could not discover any principled reason for not becoming a criminal, and it is not my poor, God-fearing parents who are to be indicted for the lack but" what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is noteworthy about the quotes that open "Down at the Cross"?
2. How would you describe the central subject and structure of the first part of "Down at the Cross"?
3. How does the author describe his departure from Elijah Muhammad's home in "Down at the Cross"?
4. Who was Elijah Muhammad? What was his role within the Nation of Islam?
5. What parallels does the author draw between Christianity and Islam in "Down at the Cross"?
6. What differences does the author point out between Christianity and Islam in the second section of "Down at the Cross"?
7. In the second section of "Down at the Cross," the author points out many reasons that American society is not healed in relation to race. How does he propose it might become healed?
8. What elements of foreshadowing can be seen in the first part of "Down at the Cross"?
9. How does the author describe his religious faith to Elijah Muhammad in "Down at the Cross"?
10. How does the author describe the setting of Elijah Muhammad's home in "Down at the Cross"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the author's actions, objectives, and obstacles in writing to his nephew in "My Dungeon Shook." For what purpose is the author writing the letter? How does he go about making his points? Do you think that his letter achieves his objective?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the concepts of "segregation," "integration," and "acceptance" in The Fire Next Time. How does the author define these terms in his essays? What is the importance of integration and acceptance moving forward in striving for equality?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of racial oppression in "My Dungeon Shook." How does the author illustrate examples of racial oppression? What are his opinions and perceptions of the oppression faced by black Americans? How does the author propose to overcome oppression?
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