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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the Klan members accuse Earl of doing?
(a) forming a Black Liberation Army.
(b) preaching insurrection against the president.
(c) stirring up the bad niggers in town.
(d) trying to make a name for himself.

3. Why is Malcolm not at the Lancing High School dance?
(a) because he has no money.
(b) because he has no good clothes.
(c) because he can't dance.
(d) because he is black.

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

5. Why does Malcolm make fun of the deacon?
(a) he says he's in banking because he opens doors for customers.
(b) he says he is in banking because he has a bank account.
(c) he says he is in banking because he mops the floors.
(d) he says he is in banking because he shines shoes there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Malcolm think they might make him class president at school?

2. What do the Klansmen do to the Littles' house?

3. What name is Malcolm given in Dakar?

4. What does the teenage Malcolm excel in that wins him admiration?

5. What is the first terrifying image from Malcolm's childhood?

(see the answer key)

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