Family Questions for Final Exam

The following are the questions I accepted from the families and the points each family member received for this exercise:

BLUE FAMILY (St. Claire, LaKeysha, Drew)
I only accepted one question for which St. Claire (who submitted it) will get the full 9 points. The other two family members will get only 5 points for this exercise.

QUESTION: In the eighth grade, what did Malcolm say he wished to become, and what was his teacher's response? (2pts)
ANSWER: Malcolm wanted to be a lawyer, but his teacher said that was not a realistic goal for a Negro, that perhaps he should consider carpentry.


YELLOW FAMILY (Leighann, Brittani, Kierra)
I accepted two questions so each family member gets 9 points for this exercise. But note that I re-worded these questions.

QUESTION: What black leader and organization did Malcolm's father work for in the 1920s and 30s? (2pts)
ANSWER: Marcus Garvey & the UNIA (United Negro Improvement Association)

QUESTION: Who brought Malcolm to Roxbury (the Harlem of Boston) in the summer of 1940 and much later also helped finance his trip to Mecca for the Hajj? (1pt)
ANSWER: his step-sister, Ella Collins


GREEN FAMILY (Jessica O., Jessica H., Brandi)
I accepted all four of your questions, so each family member will receive 11 points for the exercise (9 + 2 bonus points).

QUESTION: What is the difference, according to Malcolm, between separation (which the NOI advocated) and segregation? (2pts)
ANSWER: "Segregation is when your life and liberty are controlled, regulated, by someone else. To segregate means to control. Segregation is that which is forced upon inferiors by superiors. But separation is that which is done voluntarily, by two equals -- for the good of both." (pp. 250-1, Autobiography)

QUESTION: What name did the students in Nigeria give Malcolm on his visit there? (1pt)
ANSWER: Omowhale (or, "the son who has returned")

QUESTION: In the Preface: Teaching Malcolm, what did Dyson say was the danger of his black male students trying to prove they were more black than others? (1pt)
ANSWER: He said it was a regression to the European quest for RACIAL PURITY, that distinguishes between "us" and "them."

QUESTION: Name or describe TWO of the four Malcolms that Dyson discusses in Chapter 2: X Marks the Plot: A Critical Reading of Malcolm's Readers. (2pts)
ANSWER: Two of the following: (1) hero worship/saint; (2) public moralist; (3) psychobiography and forces of history (or, victim/vehicle of psychohistorical forces); (4) revolutionary figure (judged by his career trajectory from nationalist to alleged socialist).

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So, print or copy those questions and answers out, they will be on the final exam. Remember, tomorrow (Tues. 5/6) is for review, and the final exam will be given on Thursday, 5/8. I will have your papers back on Thursday.