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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Malcolm put a gun to his head and pull the trigger?
(a) to put on a show for his friends.
(b) to show he is not afraid to die.
(c) to scare people into doing his will.
(d) to attempt suicide.

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

6. 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) the house is too far gone to save.
(c) the fire is too hot to get near.
(d) they are all white.

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

8. What happens at night when the Little family has gone to bed?
(a) Earl is shot in his bed.
(b) Louise has a miscarriage.
(c) a storm arises.
(d) the Klan burns down their house.

9. What does Malcolm say about Miss Stella who says she is with an old family?
(a) she walks their dogs.
(b) she cleans their toilets and cooks their food.
(c) she babysits their small children.
(d) she washes their windows every Saturday.

10. What does Malcolm have to say about his names?
(a) I have names given by God.
(b) My name is Legion.
(c) I have had so many names.
(d) I have no name really.

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

12. Who does Louise face one night at suppertime?
(a) her white neighbors.
(b) the Ku Klux Klan.
(c) the Welfare Society.
(d) the Sheriff.

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

14. what are some of the menial jobs Malcolm has?
(a) delivering papers and cleaning stables.
(b) shining shoes and carrying luggage.
(c) chopping wood and washing dishes.
(d) picking cotton and baling hay.

15. What do the Klansmen do to the Littles' house?
(a) throw black and red paint on it.
(b) smash in all the windows.
(c) burn a cross in the front yard.
(d) set the house on fire.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the insurance company not pay up on Earl's life insurance?

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

4. Where does Louise tell little Malcolm he was born?

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

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