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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Archie outfit Malcolm with new clothes?
(a) with cash he made running numbers.
(b) from a closet of stolen goods.
(c) on his credit card.
(d) borrowing from a friend about Malcolm's size.

2. 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 expect too much from your friends.
(c) not to listen to what people say about your friend.
(d) not to make friends with bad people.

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

4. What prophetic dream does Malcolm tell Laura he used to have?
(a) marrying a girl just like her.
(b) speaking in front of a large crowd of people.
(c) doing something to help his parents not work so hard.
(d) flying in the sky like a bird.

5. Where does Louise tell little Malcolm he was born?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Newark.
(c) Omaha.
(d) Cincinnati.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Malcolm put a gun to his head and pull the trigger?

2. What thoughtless remark does Judge Merritt make about black people?

3. Malcolm says "That cat who says he's in utilities actually is in utilities ___________________________."

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

5. What city had Laura never heard of?

(see the answer key)

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