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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Louise face one night at suppertime?
(a) the Ku Klux Klan.
(b) her white neighbors.
(c) the Sheriff.
(d) the Welfare Society.

2. What does Malcolm say when Laura says he is nice?
(a) that he was raised by his mother to be a nice boy.
(b) that he is not nice and Laura's grandmother is right about him.
(c) that she may not agree when she knows him better.
(d) that he is only nice to people who are nice to him.

3. Who does Malcolm come across in Small's Paradise Bar?
(a) West Indies Archie.
(b) Ada.
(c) Sophia.
(d) Cadillac.

4. What job does Shorty teach Malcolm how to perform?
(a) becoming a pimp.
(b) selling daily newspapers.
(c) men's room attendant at the Roseland Ballroom.
(d) as a porter at the train station.

5. Who is the one-eyed preacher?
(a) the Reverend leader of the Klan.
(b) a man in prison who preaches Islam.
(c) Marcus Garvey.
(d) Earl Little, Malcolm's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Malcolm say he does not write to his mother in the asylum?

2. What happens at night when the Little family has gone to bed?

3. Who does Laura say wears the sky like an overcoat?

4. What does Malcolm have to say about his names?

5. Where is Louise seen telling someone not to feed that boy no pig?

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