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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the man Malcolm befriends in this chapter?
(a) Shorty
(b) Shelly
(c) Michael
(d) Zoopa

2. What does Malcolm do with his hair in this chapter?
(a) He straightens it
(b) He perms it
(c) He puts it into dreadlocks
(d) He shaves it off

3. What does Malcolm say he learned about through his travel through the city?
(a) The seedy side of life
(b) The social status of African Americans
(c) The importance of money
(d) How to get what he wants

4. What does Malcolm say black men are trying to look like with their conk hairstyles?
(a) Businessmen
(b) TV stars
(c) White men
(d) Gangsters

5. What role does Malcolm hold at school?
(a) School mascot
(b) Head pupil
(c) Class president
(d) Class clown

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arranges for official custody of Malcolm at the end of this chapter?

2. What does Malcolm say he learns from the black community in Boston?

3. Where does Malcolm's father want black people to go?

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

5. What is the title of this first chapter?

(see the answer key)

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