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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 is trying to make her forget him.
(c) he doesn't think they let her have mail.
(d) he doesn't know what to say to her.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Archie say about writing down numbers?

2. What name is Malcolm given in Dakar?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Klan's warning to Louise?

2. What stands in the way of Malcolm's marrying Laura?

3. When the radio announces that Malcolm X will speak at the Audubon Ballroom, what does the viewer learn?

4. What comes out to explain Louise's fair complexion?

5. How does Malcolm recall his father?

6. What does Malcolm muse about as he thinks about his past?

7. What is the scene where the character of Laura is introduced?

8. What are the two religious books where Malcolm's name is written?

9. What is Malcolm's ambition after he finishes high school?

10. Unable to pursue his dream, what happens to Malcolm?

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