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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Malcolm after his mother is taken away?
(a) he goes to the reformatory.
(b) he goes into foster care.
(c) he runs away.
(d) he goes to live with his grandmother.

4. What does the white Welfare Worker want to do?
(a) make Louise find a full time job.
(b) deny Louise any assistance.
(c) remove Louise's children.
(d) talk Louise into leaving the city.

5. What discouraging thing does Mr. Ostrovski do to Malcolm?
(a) he tells him he cannot be Class President.
(b) he tells him he cannot become a lawyer.
(c) he reminds Malcolm that he is a black boy.
(d) he reports everything to the police.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rule does Mrs. Swerlin say she got from her father and that she lives by?

2. What is the news Judge Merritt brings to Malcolm at the Swerlin house?

3. What do the Klansmen do to the Littles' house?

4. As the screenplay opens, where is Malcolm scheduled to speak that evening?

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

(see the answer key)

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