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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nickname is Malcolm given in prison?
(a) Satan
(b) Blobby
(c) Dusty
(d) Preacher

2. Which Greek myth does Malcolm recall in this chapter?
(a) Icarus
(b) Echo
(c) Hercules
(d) Herse

3. What doe Malcolm see outside the Harvard University window?
(a) The hospital his mother into which his mother was admitted.
(b) An apartment he robbed
(c) A pile of used syringes
(d) His old car

4. How many words does Malcolm claim are part of his vocabulary before he starts reading?
(a) 200 words
(b) 500 words
(c) 50 words
(d) 350 words

5. Which area of New York does Malcolm discover during his train rides?
(a) The Bronx
(b) Manhattan
(c) Harlem
(d) Brooklyn

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ella find Malcolm a job at the beginning of the chapter?

2. What used to attract white people to Harlem?

3. What is the name of the prison Malcolm is incarcerated?

4. Who were the first people to settle in Harlem?

5. What does Malcolm receive a lesson on in Harlem?

(see the answer key)

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