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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Shorty teach Malcolm how to perform?
(a) becoming a pimp.
(b) selling daily newspapers.
(c) men's room attendant at the Roseland Ballroom.
(d) as a porter at the train station.

2. How does Malcolm get away with entering a bar in the Negro Section of Lansing?
(a) because he works there.
(b) because he is big for his age.
(c) because he knows the owner.
(d) because no one sees him sneak in.

3. Who is the fair, young mulatto woman hanging out clothes?
(a) Louise Little, Malcolm's mother.
(b) Laura, Malcolm's one true love.
(c) Sophia, Malcolm's mistress.
(d) Daisy Little, Malcolm'sd grandmother.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Sophia?

2. What happens to Malcolm after his mother is taken away?

3. What does Shorty say the Harvard Law School is for?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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