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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. Who does Malcolm come across in Small's Paradise Bar?
(a) Cadillac.
(b) Ada.
(c) West Indies Archie.
(d) Sophia.
2. In a flashback, what does Louise say to Earl about a rabbit?
(a) we are all tired of eating rabbit.
(b) we only raised rabbits to sell to white folks.
(c) nobody eats rabbits anymore.
(d) I don't know how to cook a rabbit.
3. What do the Klansmen do to the Littles' house?
(a) throw black and red paint on it.
(b) set the house on fire.
(c) smash in all the windows.
(d) burn a cross in the front yard.
4. Who is Shorty referring to when he speaks about ofays?
(a) office workers.
(b) white people.
(c) uppity black people.
(d) old folks.
5. Where does Louise tell little Malcolm he was born?
(a) Cincinnati.
(b) Omaha.
(c) Newark.
(d) Atlanta.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Earl say is the prophet God has sent to the blacks in America?
2. Why does Malcolm put a gun to his head and pull the trigger?
3. How does Louise respond when she is called a half-white bitch by Klan members?
4. What is the first terrifying image from Malcolm's childhood?
5. Who does Laura say wears the sky like an overcoat?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the scene where the character of Laura is introduced?
2. After his father is murdered and his mother placed in an asylum, what happens to Malcolm?
3. Where did Alex Baldwin get the material to write the scenario?
4. Who does Louise Little, Malcolm's mother, have to confront in the back yard of her house?
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 Klan's warning to Louise?
7. What image does the sight of a blonde woman crossing the street arouse in Malcolm?
8. In another flashback, how does Malcolm see himself as a prisoner?
9. What dramatic technique does Baldwin use to set up the background of the movie?
10. What stands in the way of Malcolm's marrying Laura?
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