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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Laura say she will never go to Malcolm's Temple?
(a) she feels content with her own religion.
(b) her old man won't go for it.
(c) she hates religion.
(d) she can't picture Malcolm as a minister.

2. Who does Laura say wears the sky like an overcoat?
(a) a sea gull.
(b) Malcolm.
(c) God.
(d) a pilot.

3. Who are Malcolm and the others looking for at the police station?
(a) Sidney who was taken into custody.
(b) the two black men who were fighting on the street.
(c) Minister Hinton who was beaten by the police.
(d) a black friend who was only an innocent bystander.

4. What does Luther tell Malcolm about Allah?
(a) that Allah created only black people.
(b) that God is color blind.
(c) that God is black.
(d) that Allah put people in the sun to make them dark.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sydney say about black women in a Muslim household?

2. Why is Malcolm led away by the prison guards?

3. Why is Malcolm not at the Lancing High School dance?

4. What does Malcolm's father believe is the real homeland of his people in America?

5. What is the news Judge Merritt brings to Malcolm at the Swerlin house?

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