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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what other Afro-American organization does Malcolm claim to have differences?
(a) The Free Sudan Organization
(b) The Civil Rights movement
(c) The Black Panthers
(d) Afro American feminist movement

2. Why do people think Malcolm is much older than he is?
(a) He is street wise
(b) He is intelligent
(c) He is always with women
(d) He is tall

3. Who arranges for official custody of Malcolm at the end of this chapter?
(a) His grandparents
(b) The Swerlings
(c) His mother
(d) His sister

4. What area of the city does Malcolm claim he prefers?
(a) The suburbs
(b) The center
(c) The Ghetto
(d) The Jewish Quarter

5. Where does Ella find Malcolm a job at the beginning of the chapter?
(a) A lawyers office
(b) The local shop
(c) The police station
(d) The railroad

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Malcolm start selling in this chapter?

2. Who runs the detention home to which Malcolm is sent?

3. For what does Malcolm bribe the guards?

4. What happens to Malcolm and his siblings?

5. In what grade is Malcolm when he visits his sister for the first time?

(see the answer key)

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