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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Malcolm think Shorty wants to set him up with a particular woman?
(a) if she puts out for Malcolm, Shorty will know she is cheating on him.
(b) he wants Malcolm to find out if she is a virgin.
(c) he wants Malcolm to break in one of his whores.
(d) because she thinks Malcolm is white.

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

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

5. Why does Earl have to walk home that night?
(a) no taxi will pick him up.
(b) his congregation keeps him out late.
(c) he misses the trolley.
(d) his car is out of gas.

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

7. Why does Malcolm say he does not write to his mother in the asylum?
(a) he thinks his letters will only cause trouble.
(b) he doesn't think they let her have mail.
(c) he doesn't know what to say to her.
(d) he is trying to make her forget him.

8. Why do the gathered crowd and the firemen all stand looking at the house burn down?
(a) there are explosions going on inside the house.
(b) they are all white.
(c) the house is too far gone to save.
(d) the fire is too hot to get near.

9. Who does Laura say wears the sky like an overcoat?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) a sea gull.
(c) a pilot.
(d) God.

10. Why does Louise lose her job cooking for a white family?
(a) they disapprove of Louise saying Earl was murdered.
(b) they discover that she is Earl's widow.
(c) they will not allow Louise to bring her children to work.
(d) they have been threatened by the Klan.

11. Why does Malcolm think they might make him class president at school?
(a) he has the best grades and he is popular.
(b) he has a gang who will threaten those who don't vote for him.
(c) no one else is running against him.
(d) most of the students think he is white.

12. Who is Sophia?
(a) Malcolm's white lover.
(b) Malcolm's sister.
(c) Malcolm's fantasy girlfriend.
(d) Malcolm's grandmother.

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

14. What does Malcolm accuse Paul of wanting when he tries to fix him up with a girl?
(a) he wants the girl to scream rape and send Malcolm to jail.
(b) he wants Malcolm to get into trouble.
(c) if she puts out for Malcolm, she'll have to put out for Paul.
(d) he wants to get revenge on the girl for jilting him.

15. What is the news Judge Merritt brings to Malcolm at the Swerlin house?
(a) that he will still have to serve out his sentence.
(b) that his mother attempted suicide.
(c) that he will have two more years of probation.
(d) that he will not have to go to the reform school.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Louise respond when she is called a half-white bitch by Klan members?

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

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

4. Who does Malcolm come across in Small's Paradise Bar?

5. What does Malcolm say when Laura says he is nice?

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