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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Malcolm spend looking around the city?
(a) Two weeks
(b) Two months
(c) A month
(d) Three weeks

2. What does Malcolm see in his sister for the first time?
(a) A proud black woman
(b) A rich person
(c) Beauty
(d) Happiness

3. Where is Malcolm's mother homeland?
(a) Gambia
(b) Sudan
(c) Nigeria
(d) The West Indies

4. Who visits Malcolm X's mother while she is pregnant with him?
(a) Jesse Jackson
(b) The Ku Klux Klan
(c) Martin Luther King
(d) Mohammed

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of this first chapter?

2. How far is the detention home from Lansing?

3. What happens to Malcolm and his siblings?

4. How many siblings does Malcolm X have?

5. What does Malcolm's mother attempt to get in order to support her children?

(see the answer key)

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