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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) Shelly
(b) Michael
(c) Zoopa
(d) Shorty

2. Who runs the detention home to which Malcolm is sent?
(a) The Frommels
(b) The Swerlins
(c) The Langsings
(d) The Gohannas

3. How long does Malcolm's mother spend in a mental institution?
(a) 15 years
(b) 26 years
(c) 10 years
(d) 2 years

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

5. What is the title of this first chapter?
(a) Nightmare
(b) Hate
(c) Mother
(d) Security

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do people think Malcolm is much older than he is?

3. How is Malcolm's father killed?

4. What is Malcolm's hairstyle called?

5. What job does Shorty find for Malcolm?

(see the answer key)

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