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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) throw black and red paint on it.
(c) smash in all the windows.
(d) set the house on fire.

2. 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 is trying to make her forget him.
(d) he doesn't know what to say to her.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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.

14. What city had Laura never heard of?
(a) Detroit, Michigan.
(b) Marietta, Georgia.
(c) Hoboken, NJ.
(d) Lansing, Michigan.

15. What rule does Mrs. Swerlin say she got from her father and that she lives by?
(a) not to make friends with bad people.
(b) not to expect too much from your friends.
(c) not to make friends with people others do not like.
(d) not to listen to what people say about your friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Earl say will be the outcome of their moving out of town?

2. Why does Earl have to walk home that night?

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

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

5. Why does Malcolm make fun of the deacon?

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