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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why does Malcolm think they might make him class president at school?
(a) he has a gang who will threaten those who don't vote for him.
(b) most of the students think he is white.
(c) he has the best grades and he is popular.
(d) no one else is running against him.
2. What does the teenage Malcolm excel in that wins him admiration?
(a) playing soccer.
(b) making speeches.
(c) writing essays.
(d) playing basketball.
3. what are some of the menial jobs Malcolm has?
(a) delivering papers and cleaning stables.
(b) chopping wood and washing dishes.
(c) picking cotton and baling hay.
(d) shining shoes and carrying luggage.
4. What happens at night when the Little family has gone to bed?
(a) Louise has a miscarriage.
(b) the Klan burns down their house.
(c) a storm arises.
(d) Earl is shot in his bed.
5. Why do the gathered crowd and the firemen all stand looking at the house burn down?
(a) they are all white.
(b) the fire is too hot to get near.
(c) there are explosions going on inside the house.
(d) the house is too far gone to save.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is it West Indian Archie cannot remember when Malcolm goes for a visit?
2. Why does Earl have to walk home that night?
3. What method does Baldwin use to show flashbacks to Malcolm's early life?
4. What is Louise's feeling about being light skinned?
5. Why does Lorraine think it is strange that Malcolm met her husband, Luther, in prison?
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