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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What method does Baldwin use to show flashbacks to Malcolm's early life?
(a) images in the rearview mirror.
(b) images on the car windshield.
(c) images in Malcolm's sun glasses.
(d) images in the windows of building.

3. what are some of the menial jobs Malcolm has?
(a) delivering papers and cleaning stables.
(b) chopping wood and washing dishes.
(c) shining shoes and carrying luggage.
(d) picking cotton and baling hay.

4. What do the Klansmen do to the Littles' house?
(a) throw black and red paint on it.
(b) smash in all the windows.
(c) set the house on fire.
(d) burn a cross in the front yard.

5. What is Louise's feeling about being light skinned?
(a) she wishes she were blacker than Earl.
(b) she wishes she had married a white man.
(c) she feels superior to Earl.
(d) she feels superior to other blacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Archie outfit Malcolm with new clothes?

2. What city had Laura never heard of?

3. What prophetic dream does Malcolm tell Laura he used to have?

4. What does the white Welfare Worker want to do?

5. Why does Earl have to walk home that night?

(see the answer key)

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