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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the teenage Malcolm excel in that wins him admiration?
(a) writing essays.
(b) playing soccer.
(c) making speeches.
(d) playing basketball.

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

4. Why do the gathered crowd and the firemen all stand looking at the house burn down?
(a) there are explosions going on inside the house.
(b) they are all white.
(c) the house is too far gone to save.
(d) the fire is too hot to get near.

5. Where does Louise tell little Malcolm he was born?
(a) Cincinnati.
(b) Newark.
(c) Omaha.
(d) Atlanta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is disturbing to the policemen at the station the night Hinton was beaten?

2. What rule does Mrs. Swerlin say she got from her father and that she lives by?

3. What is the name given to Malcolm during a fist fight in prison?

4. What does Laura say ministers always are when they hear about real life?

5. What are Laura's parting words to Malcolm?

(see the answer key)

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