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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Malcolm put a gun to his head and pull the trigger?
(a) to show he is not afraid to die.
(b) to attempt suicide.
(c) to scare people into doing his will.
(d) to put on a show for his friends.

3. What do the Klan members accuse Earl of doing?
(a) forming a Black Liberation Army.
(b) preaching insurrection against the president.
(c) stirring up the bad niggers in town.
(d) trying to make a name for himself.

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

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

6. What method does Baldwin use to show flashbacks to Malcolm's early life?
(a) images in the rearview mirror.
(b) images in the windows of building.
(c) images on the car windshield.
(d) images in Malcolm's sun glasses.

7. How does Archie outfit Malcolm with new clothes?
(a) borrowing from a friend about Malcolm's size.
(b) from a closet of stolen goods.
(c) with cash he made running numbers.
(d) on his credit card.

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

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

10. 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.

11. What rule does Mrs. Swerlin say she got from her father and that she lives by?
(a) not to listen to what people say about your friend.
(b) not to expect too much from your friends.
(c) not to make friends with people others do not like.
(d) not to make friends with bad people.

12. What prophetic dream does Malcolm tell Laura he used to have?
(a) marrying a girl just like her.
(b) doing something to help his parents not work so hard.
(c) speaking in front of a large crowd of people.
(d) flying in the sky like a bird.

13. Why does the insurance company not pay up on Earl's life insurance?
(a) they say he missed the last payment.
(b) they say he committed suicide
(c) they say his policy was lost.
(d) they say his policy excludes accidents.

14. As the screenplay opens, where is Malcolm scheduled to speak that evening?
(a) Times Square.
(b) the Audubon Ballroom.
(c) Yankee Stadium.
(d) Madison Square Garden.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Malcolm make fun of the deacon?

3. Who is Shorty referring to when he speaks about ofays?

4. Who does Earl say is the prophet God has sent to the blacks in America?

5. How does Louise respond when she is called a half-white bitch by Klan members?

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