Af Am Lit Final Review

Slave masters encouraged slaves to get drunk on "Holidays."

Why does Malcolm claim the Black inmate is most pre-conditioned to receive the message of Islam?

People were always punished somehow for killing slaves.

How did Douglass begin to learn to read?

Malcolm set up a "safe" hustle for Reginald selling stolen goods.

Malcolm made the police take Brother Hinton to the hospital after seeing how badly he was beaten.

Mr. Auld supported the idea of slaves learning to read and write.

Malcolm used cocaine before robberies.

What were Malcolm's recollections of the state welfare workers?

Douglass saw his mother only four or five times before her death.

Why was Elijah Muhammad arrested in 1942?

Malcolm never thought he would die young.

What happened to Laura?

Slaves sang to entertain their masters.

Why did Malcolm say he never felt as free as he did in prison?

What did Douglass do on Sundays?

How was his father murdered?

Frederick Douglass was anti-religion.

What recruitment advice did Elijah Muhammad give?

Elijah Muhammad's affairs, lack of real Islamic knowledge, and jealousy of Malcolm caused Malcolm to break from him.

Malcolm felt no remorse for his role in Laura's demise.

Douglass failed to give all the details of his escape because:

What happens when Malcolm goes to Mecca and tries to show his passport?

Malcolm learned from the secretaries that Elijah Muhammad was stepping down due to his poor health.

Mr. Gore was a fair and humane master.

Malcolm's father (Reverend Earl Little) was a follower of what great Black leader?

What was Malcolm's hardest test in accepting Islam?

The monthly food allowance for slaves was $2.

What is the name of the newspaper Malcolm starts?

The slaves called Covey "the snake" because:

The name of the anti-slavery newspaper Douglass became a subscriber to in New Bedford was Muhammad Speaks.

What was the name of Douglass's wife?

Mr. Ostrowski advised Malcolm to consider carpentry.

What was ironic about the most religious slaveholders?

Slaves lied to each other about their conditions and the kindness of their masters.

What is the first job Douglass gets in New Bedford?

Covey's treatment of Douglass changed after six months because he found God.

What eventually happened to Louise (Malcolm's mother) and her family?