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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Malcolm admit to Laura that made him proud when he was a little boy?
(a) having his mother teach him how to read.
(b) taking care of his baby brother.
(c) growing peas in his own garden.
(d) carrying heavy things for his mother.

2. Who does Louise face one night at suppertime?
(a) the Ku Klux Klan.
(b) her white neighbors.
(c) the Welfare Society.
(d) the Sheriff.

3. What does Archie say about writing down numbers?
(a) he never wrote down a number in his life.
(b) he writes numbers backwards.
(c) he always forgets numbers in his head.
(d) he writes down everything.

4. Why does the insurance company not pay up on Earl's life insurance?
(a) they say he missed the last payment.
(b) they say his policy excludes accidents.
(c) they say his policy was lost.
(d) they say he committed suicide

5. What happens to Earl Little?
(a) he is run over by a trolley.
(b) he is drowned in the ocean.
(c) he has a massive heart attack.
(d) he is hanged by the Klan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Sophia?

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

3. What discouraging thing does Mr. Ostrovski do to Malcolm?

4. Why does Malcolm say he does not write to his mother in the asylum?

5. What happens at night when the Little family has gone to bed?

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