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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Klansmen do to the Littles' house?
(a) throw black and red paint on it.
(b) burn a cross in the front yard.
(c) set the house on fire.
(d) smash in all the windows.

2. Why does Louise lose her job cooking for a white family?
(a) they disapprove of Louise saying Earl was murdered.
(b) they will not allow Louise to bring her children to work.
(c) they have been threatened by the Klan.
(d) they discover that she is Earl's widow.

3. What is Louise's feeling about being light skinned?
(a) she wishes she were blacker than Earl.
(b) she feels superior to other blacks.
(c) she feels superior to Earl.
(d) she wishes she had married a white man.

4. what are some of the menial jobs Malcolm has?
(a) picking cotton and baling hay.
(b) shining shoes and carrying luggage.
(c) chopping wood and washing dishes.
(d) delivering papers and cleaning stables.

5. What famous historical figure do Malcolm and Shorty talk about on Boston Commons?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Paul Revere.
(c) George Washington Carver.
(d) Dred Scott.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Malcolm make fun of the deacon?

2. What does Earl say will be the outcome of their moving out of town?

3. Who is Sophia?

4. In a flashback, what does Louise say to Earl about a rabbit?

5. What name is Malcolm given in Dakar?

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