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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Luther tell Malcolm before he leaves the prison?
(a) when you come out, come straight to me.
(b) I'll get you a better lawyer.
(c) keep your nose clean.
(d) write me a letter sometime.

2. Over what does Malcolm challenge the Sunday Bible Teacher?
(a) whether Jesus actually lived.
(b) whether Jesus actually raised from the dead.
(c) whether Jesus was nothing more than a prophet.
(d) whether Jesus was white.

3. What does Shorty think Malcolm is doing with his religious talk?
(a) making fun of the white guards.
(b) finding something to occupy his time.
(c) coming up with a new hustle.
(d) trying to prove he is insane.

4. What does Malcolm say when the policeman says bloodshed never solved anything?
(a) he says it could, given a chance.
(b) he says it might solves something now.
(c) he says it did when the blood was ours.
(d) he says why not find out?

5. What does Luther tell Malcolm all black people are?
(a) a nation.
(b) an accident of nature.
(c) a lost tribe of Israel.
(d) a sub-species.

6. What does Laura want instead of coffee?
(a) a drink.
(b) a glass of milk.
(c) just to talk.
(d) something to eat.

7. What are Laura's parting words to Malcolm?
(a) you're fooling yourself, you know.
(b) you're still the dreamer.
(c) you're still the nicest boy I ever met.
(d) you're still as stupid as you always were.

8. What does Luther tell Malcolm about Allah?
(a) that Allah created only black people.
(b) that Allah put people in the sun to make them dark.
(c) that God is color blind.
(d) that God is black.

9. What does Luther say about white men being devils?
(a) most of them are.
(b) all are without exception.
(c) none of them are.
(d) some of them are.

10. What does Malcolm say he feels like when he walks the streets of Harlem?
(a) like a stranger in a strange land.
(b) like someone raised from the dead.
(c) like an animal being hunted down.
(d) like he lived there in another lifetime.

11. Who does Malcolm tell Sidney to call when he reports the mob on the street?
(a) all the black colleges.
(b) all the newspapers he can think of.
(c) all the ministers he can find.
(d) all the gang members he can find.

12. What does Luther tell Malcolm about the first people ever created?
(a) they were originally monkeys.
(b) they were black people.
(c) they were from a swamp.
(d) they went to Africa to settle.

13. What does Malcolm think about Luther's hype?
(a) it must be some kind of test for him.
(b) it must be a way to control him.
(c) it must be good because Luther is never wrong.
(d) it must be something metaphysical.

14. Who wants to meet Malcolm now that he is out of prison?
(a) the Judge.
(b) the Numbers Runner.
(c) the Preacher.
(d) the Leader.

15. What does Laura say she did for Daniel?
(a) bought drugs for him.
(b) turned tricks.
(c) cooked his meals.
(d) nursed him through sickness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What metaphor does Laura use to describe her condition?

2. How does Malcolm introduce himself at the police station?

3. To whom does Luther write about Malcolm?

4. What does Luther have to say about what Malcolm does to his hair?

5. What does Malcolm say the Leader's letters did for him in prison?

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