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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ella disapprove of Malcolm seeing?
(a) Shorty
(b) The rabbi
(c) Sophia
(d) Their mother

2. What does Malcolm inherit from his mother?
(a) Her pudgy hands
(b) Her blonde hair
(c) Her light skin
(d) Her charisma

3. What does Malcolm say he keeps his ears to when Archie is after him?
(a) The grapevine
(b) The telephone
(c) The window
(d) The frontdoor

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

5. What does Malcolm learn how to detect in this chapter?
(a) Undercover police officers
(b) Loose women
(c) Frauds
(d) Bad poker faces

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Malcolm pretend to be to get out of serving in the army?

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

3. What is the title of this first chapter?

4. How long does Malcolm's mother spend in a mental institution?

5. What does Malcolm manage to evade at the end of this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way did Malcolm's prison education mold his later ideas?

2. Why does Malcolm regret trying to change his hair into a conk style?

3. Why did prison prove to be a good thing for Malcolm?

4. What are Malcolm's arguments in terms of racism?

5. Describe this final chapter.

6. What does Malcolm learn about skin color from a young age?

7. What does Malcolm learn when he moves to Boston?

8. How did Malcolm feel the press are trying to divide the black community?

9. Describe Malcolm's visit home in Chapter 5.

10. Describe Laura.

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