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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Louise lose her job cooking for a white family?
(a) they disapprove of Louise saying Earl was murdered.
(b) they have been threatened by the Klan.
(c) they will not allow Louise to bring her children to work.
(d) they discover that she is Earl's widow.

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

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

4. Why does Malcolm think Shorty wants to set him up with a particular woman?
(a) he wants Malcolm to find out if she is a virgin.
(b) because she thinks Malcolm is white.
(c) if she puts out for Malcolm, Shorty will know she is cheating on him.
(d) he wants Malcolm to break in one of his whores.

5. Where is Louise seen telling someone not to feed that boy no pig?
(a) in a mosque.
(b) in a breadline.
(c) in a cafeteria.
(d) in an asylum.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Malcolm admit to Laura that made him proud when he was a little boy?

4. Who does Earl say is the prophet God has sent to the blacks in America?

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

(see the answer key)

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