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

2. Who does Malcolm say Sophia has now married?
(a) A preacher
(b) Her cousin
(c) A black activist
(d) A wealthy white man

3. Which members of the gang try to get into houses for tours?
(a) Sophia and her sister
(b) Sophia and Malcolm
(c) Shorty and Sophia's sister
(d) Malcolm and Rudy

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

5. How many words does Malcolm claim are part of his vocabulary before he starts reading?
(a) 200 words
(b) 50 words
(c) 350 words
(d) 500 words

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of this first chapter?

2. What job did Rudy used to have?

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

4. What does Malcolm carry to protect himself?

5. What does Malcolm start selling in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Malcolm find African American life like in Chapter 2?

2. How did Malcolm deal with the trouble he has with Archie?

3. What happens when Archie and Malcolm finally encounter each other?

4. Why does Malcolm change his surname from Small to X?

5. What does Alex Haley write in this chapter,written after Malcolm's death?

6. How does Malcolm react to the idea he could be assassinated?

7. What does Malcolm do when detectives began trailing him?

8. In what way does Harlem educate Malcolm in the inequalities facing black Americans?

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

10. In Chapter 7 how does Malcolm get deeper into illegal activity?

(see the answer keys)

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