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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city had Laura never heard of?
(a) Marietta, Georgia.
(b) Lansing, Michigan.
(c) Detroit, Michigan.
(d) Hoboken, NJ.

2. Where is Malcolm walking with two pairs of shoes tied and thrown over his shoulder?
(a) on the way to school.
(b) on a basketball court.
(c) on the beach with Laura.
(d) on the railroad tracks.

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

4. What rule does Mrs. Swerlin say she got from her father and that she lives by?
(a) not to make friends with people others do not like.
(b) not to make friends with bad people.
(c) not to expect too much from your friends.
(d) not to listen to what people say about your friend.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What name is Malcolm given in Dakar?

2. Who is the fair, young mulatto woman hanging out clothes?

3. What is the news Judge Merritt brings to Malcolm at the Swerlin house?

4. Where is Louise seen telling someone not to feed that boy no pig?

5. Why does the insurance company not pay up on Earl's life insurance?

(see the answer key)

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