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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the evidence that Earl did not commit suicide?
(a) a stab wound in his back.
(b) a hammer blow to the back of his head.
(c) his knees were shattered.
(d) his hands were tied behind him.

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

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

4. What does Earl say will be the outcome of their moving out of town?
(a) it will be the same wherever they go.
(b) God will help them find a better place.
(c) the Klan will go after someone else.
(d) they won't have any income.

5. What famous historical figure do Malcolm and Shorty talk about on Boston Commons?
(a) George Washington Carver.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Dred Scott.
(d) Paul Revere.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Klan members accuse Earl of doing?

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

3. What rule does Mrs. Swerlin say she got from her father and that she lives by?

4. Who does Laura say wears the sky like an overcoat?

5. Why is Malcolm not at the Lancing High School dance?

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