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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Malcolm says "That cat who says he's in utilities actually is in utilities ___________________________."
(a) when he reads the customers' meters
(b) when he goes in to pay his bill.
(c) when he ain't riding his bicycle for the gas company.
(d) when he runs an extension cord from his neighbor's house.

2. 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.

3. Who is Shorty referring to when he speaks about ofays?
(a) office workers.
(b) uppity black people.
(c) old folks.
(d) white people.

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

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

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

7. What name is Malcolm given in Dakar?
(a) El Haji Malik El Shabazz.
(b) Omowale.
(c) Nairobison.
(d) Ali Hussein.

8. 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) because she thinks Malcolm is white.
(c) he wants Malcolm to find out if she is a virgin.
(d) he wants Malcolm to break in one of his whores.

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

10. What does Malcolm admit to Laura that made him proud when he was a little boy?
(a) having his mother teach him how to read.
(b) growing peas in his own garden.
(c) carrying heavy things for his mother.
(d) taking care of his baby brother.

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

12. Why does Malcolm make fun of the deacon?
(a) he says he is in banking because he has a bank account.
(b) he says he is in banking because he shines shoes there.
(c) he says he's in banking because he opens doors for customers.
(d) he says he is in banking because he mops the floors.

13. What thoughtless remark does Judge Merritt make about black people?
(a) that they live in shacks and drive clunker cars.
(b) that they only know how to have babies.
(c) that they are mostly criminals.
(d) that he wonders if they are people.

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

15. What does the white Welfare Worker want to do?
(a) talk Louise into leaving the city.
(b) make Louise find a full time job.
(c) deny Louise any assistance.
(d) remove Louise's children.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a flashback, what does Louise say to Earl about a rabbit?

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

3. What city had Laura never heard of?

4. What does Malcolm accuse Paul of wanting when he tries to fix him up with a girl?

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

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