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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What two drugs does Malcolm discover in Harlem?
(a) Meth and heroin
(b) Pain killers and alcohol
(c) Alcohol and marijuana
(d) Opium and marijuana

3. Why do the prisoners call Malcolm Satan?
(a) He tel the warden he is the devil
(b) He kills a warden
(c) He shouts out curses to God
(d) He tells everyone he is a mass murderer

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

5. What happens to Malcolm and his siblings?
(a) They are separated
(b) They move in with distant relatives
(c) They are left to survive on their own
(d) They are sent to an orphanage

6. What is the name of the first family with whom Malcolm lives?
(a) Gohannas
(b) Jones
(c) Lansing
(d) Swerlings

7. What does Malcolm say he learns from the black community in Boston?
(a) The power of jazz
(b) A new vocabulary
(c) Self respect
(d) The power of money

8. How many times is Malcolm questioned on local robberies?
(a) Once
(b) Twice
(c) Three times
(d) Four times

9. What does Malcolm use to travel for free?
(a) Free marijuana
(b) His charisma
(c) A gun
(d) His old train pass

10. What does Malcolm start selling in this chapter?
(a) Heroin
(b) Marijuana
(c) Stolen clothes
(d) Cigarettes

11. Who does Ella disapprove of Malcolm seeing?
(a) Their mother
(b) Sophia
(c) Shorty
(d) The rabbi

12. What does Malcolm say he gives to an undercover police officer in this chapter?
(a) An illegal drink
(b) A cigarette
(c) A prostitute's number
(d) A reefer

13. What does Malcolm carry to protect himself?
(a) A pistol
(b) A knife
(c) A rifle
(d) A sword

14. What is the title of this chapter?
(a) Jazz and All That
(b) Robbery
(c) Detroit Red
(d) New York Blues

15. What does Malcolm know will happen if he continues in illegal activity?
(a) He would feared
(b) He would be rich
(c) He would go straight
(d) He would be killed

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man Malcolm befriends in this chapter?

2. How long does Malcolm's mother spend in a mental institution?

3. What color hair does Sophia have?

4. What used to attract white people to Harlem?

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

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