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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Luther accuse Malcolm of spending his life doing?
(a) looking like the man who raped his mother.
(b) looking out for everyone but himself.
(c) looking like a pimp.
(d) trying to look like a movie star.

3. Who does Earl say is the prophet God has sent to the blacks in America?
(a) Jackie Robinson.
(b) Martin Luther King, Sr.
(c) Marcus Garvey.
(d) Mohammed Ali.

4. What is the symbolism of the new glasses and a pawnshop watch lying on a towel?
(a) it symbolizes time and infinity.
(b) it symbolizes Malcolm's release from prison.
(c) it symbolizes good versus evil.
(d) it symbolizes clean thought and clear vision.

5. What is the name given to Malcolm during a fist fight in prison?
(a) Slugger.
(b) Satan.
(c) Champ.
(d) Loser.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is everyone saying about Malcolm as he refuses to eat pork?

2. What job does Shorty teach Malcolm how to perform?

3. What method does Baldwin use to show flashbacks to Malcolm's early life?

4. What does the teenage Malcolm excel in that wins him admiration?

5. At the police station the night Hinton is beaten, what is the symbolism of the Muslim ministers?

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