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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Malcolm say is the equivalent of money in prison?
(a) Toilet paper
(b) Syringes
(c) Cigarettes
(d) Books

2. With whom does Malcolm see Sophia and her sister in a bar?
(a) A friend of Sophia's husband
(b) A Mafia boss
(c) A policeman
(d) Sophia's husband

3. Who does Sammy contact in this chapter?
(a) Laura
(b) James
(c) Ella
(d) Shorty

4. Which member of the gang starts to make serious mistakes?
(a) Sophia
(b) Shorty
(c) Rudy
(d) Malcolm

5. What do Malcolm and Hymie talk about?
(a) The oppression of Jews and blacks
(b) Marxism
(c) Marrying Hymie's daughter
(d) Money

6. How is Malcolm's father killed?
(a) He has a heart attack
(b) He is murdered
(c) He is hanged
(d) He iss run over

7. What does Malcolm's gang do?
(a) Beat up white folk
(b) Sell drugs
(c) Rob houses
(d) Protect their neighborhood

8. Who approaches Malcolm while he is watching Billie Holliday?
(a) Miles Davis
(b) The police
(c) Archie
(d) Sammy

9. What does Malcolm have to do for the madam?
(a) Clean the rooms
(b) Deal drugs to the customers
(c) Stand by the door
(d) Take white men into Harlem

10. Whose word does Malcolm's father spread?
(a) John Wycliffe
(b) Marcus Garvey
(c) Martin Luther
(d) Allah

11. Where does Ella find Malcolm a job at the beginning of the chapter?
(a) The railroad
(b) The police station
(c) A lawyers office
(d) The local shop

12. For how many years is Malcolm jailed?
(a) 20 years
(b) 8-10 years
(c) 16 years
(d) 10-15 years

13. Who does Malcolm impress by dating Sophia?
(a) His black male friends
(b) His mother
(c) Laura
(d) His sister

14. Who does Malcolm blame for Laura's demise?
(a) Sophia
(b) Shorty
(c) Himself
(d) Her grandmother

15. What does Malcolm notice about the white men he escorts into Harlem?
(a) They are poor
(b) They are ugly
(c) They are always high
(d) They are influential members of society

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times is Malcolm questioned on local robberies?

2. Which members of the gang try to get into houses for tours?

3. Where is Malcolm taken back to in this chapter?

4. What is the name of the quiet girl Malcolm meets in this chapter?

5. For what does Malcolm bribe the guards?

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