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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. Why does Malcolm make fun of the deacon?
(a) he says he is in banking because he has a bank account.
(b) he says he is in banking because he mops the floors.
(c) he says he's in banking because he opens doors for customers.
(d) he says he is in banking because he shines shoes there.

2. What is the name given to Malcolm during a fist fight in prison?
(a) Champ.
(b) Satan.
(c) Slugger.
(d) Loser.

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

4. As the screenplay opens, where is Malcolm scheduled to speak that evening?
(a) Madison Square Garden.
(b) the Audubon Ballroom.
(c) Yankee Stadium.
(d) Times Square.

5. Who does Malcolm come across in Small's Paradise Bar?
(a) Cadillac.
(b) West Indies Archie.
(c) Ada.
(d) Sophia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name is Malcolm given in Dakar?

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

3. What does Archie say about writing down numbers?

4. Who is Sophia?

5. Why does Malcolm say he does not write to his mother in the asylum?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who does Louise Little, Malcolm's mother, have to confront in the back yard of her house?

4. What image does the sight of a blonde woman crossing the street arouse in Malcolm?

5. What are the three areas of Malcolm's life represented in the scenario?

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

7. In another flashback, how does Malcolm see himself as a prisoner?

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

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

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

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