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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 say he does not write to his mother in the asylum?
(a) he is trying to make her forget him.
(b) he doesn't know what to say to her.
(c) he doesn't think they let her have mail.
(d) he thinks his letters will only cause trouble.

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

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

4. Why does Louise lose her job cooking for a white family?
(a) they will not allow Louise to bring her children to work.
(b) they disapprove of Louise saying Earl was murdered.
(c) they discover that she is Earl's widow.
(d) they have been threatened by the Klan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Earl say is the prophet God has sent to the blacks in America?

2. What does Malcolm have to say about his names?

3. How does Archie outfit Malcolm with new clothes?

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

5. Why does Malcolm make fun of the deacon?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What dramatic technique does Baldwin use to set up the background of the movie?

3. Where did Alex Baldwin get the material to write the scenario?

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

5. Whose voice do the viewers hear saying, "Brothers, sisters, this is not our home! Our homeland is in Africa! In Africa!"

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

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

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

9. What event does Malcolm remember as he watches people on the streets?

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

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