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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What discouraging thing does Mr. Ostrovski do to Malcolm?
(a) he tells him he cannot be Class President.
(b) he tells him he cannot become a lawyer.
(c) he reminds Malcolm that he is a black boy.
(d) he reports everything to the police.

3. Why is Malcolm not at the Lancing High School dance?
(a) because he has no good clothes.
(b) because he is black.
(c) because he has no money.
(d) because he can't dance.

4. 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.

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

6. What does Malcolm say when Laura says he is nice?
(a) that he is only nice to people who are nice to him.
(b) that he was raised by his mother to be a nice boy.
(c) that she may not agree when she knows him better.
(d) that he is not nice and Laura's grandmother is right about him.

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

8. What happens to Malcolm after his mother is taken away?
(a) he goes to the reformatory.
(b) he goes to live with his grandmother.
(c) he goes into foster care.
(d) he runs away.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Louise face one night at suppertime?

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

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

4. What famous historical figure do Malcolm and Shorty talk about on Boston Commons?

5. What thoughtless remark does Judge Merritt make about black people?

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