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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What discouraging thing does Mr. Ostrovski do to Malcolm?
(a) he reports everything to the police.
(b) he tells him he cannot become a lawyer.
(c) he reminds Malcolm that he is a black boy.
(d) he tells him he cannot be Class President.

2. What does Malcolm say when Laura says he is nice?
(a) that he is only nice to people who are nice to him.
(b) that he was raised by his mother to be a nice boy.
(c) that he is not nice and Laura's grandmother is right about him.
(d) that she may not agree when she knows him better.

3. What thoughtless remark does Judge Merritt make about black people?
(a) that they live in shacks and drive clunker cars.
(b) that they only know how to have babies.
(c) that he wonders if they are people.
(d) that they are mostly criminals.

4. How does Louise respond when she is called a half-white bitch by Klan members?
(a) that she is proud of her black culture.
(b) that she might be their daughter or sister.
(c) that she is more whte than they are.
(d) that she is proof blacks and whites can get along.

5. What does Shorty say the Harvard Law School is for?
(a) turning out lawyers to defend the Constitution.
(b) turning out lawyers to become judges.
(c) turning out lawyers to keep black people in jail.
(d) turning out lawyers to defend black people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the gathered crowd and the firemen all stand looking at the house burn down?

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

3. What is Louise's feeling about being light skinned?

4. What job does Shorty teach Malcolm how to perform?

5. What does Malcolm have to say about his names?

(see the answer key)

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