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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous historical figure do Malcolm and Shorty talk about on Boston Commons?
(a) George Washington.
(b) George Washington Carver.
(c) Paul Revere.
(d) Dred Scott.

2. What is the evidence that Earl did not commit suicide?
(a) a stab wound in his back.
(b) his knees were shattered.
(c) a hammer blow to the back of his head.
(d) his hands were tied behind him.

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

4. What do the Klan members accuse Earl of doing?
(a) preaching insurrection against the president.
(b) stirring up the bad niggers in town.
(c) forming a Black Liberation Army.
(d) trying to make a name for himself.

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

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

7. What method does Baldwin use to show flashbacks to Malcolm's early life?
(a) images in Malcolm's sun glasses.
(b) images in the rearview mirror.
(c) images in the windows of building.
(d) images on the car windshield.

8. Who does Malcolm come across in Small's Paradise Bar?
(a) Cadillac.
(b) Sophia.
(c) West Indies Archie.
(d) Ada.

9. Where is Louise seen telling someone not to feed that boy no pig?
(a) in a breadline.
(b) in a mosque.
(c) in a cafeteria.
(d) in an asylum.

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

11. What does the teenage Malcolm excel in that wins him admiration?
(a) playing soccer.
(b) making speeches.
(c) playing basketball.
(d) writing essays.

12. What does Earl say will be the outcome of their moving out of town?
(a) the Klan will go after someone else.
(b) God will help them find a better place.
(c) they won't have any income.
(d) it will be the same wherever they go.

13. As Malcolm holds Laura's hand, why does she shiver?
(a) because Malcolm is touching her.
(b) because Malcolm's hand is cold.
(c) because she is cold.
(d) because she is afraid.

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

15. What does Malcolm's father believe is the real homeland of his people in America?
(a) the Caribbean Islands.
(b) the State of Georgia.
(c) the North of the United States.
(d) Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Klansmen do to the Littles' house?

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

3. Why is Malcolm not at the Lancing High School dance?

4. Who is the fair, young mulatto woman hanging out clothes?

5. What does Malcolm admit to Laura that made him proud when he was a little boy?

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