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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to visit Malcolm in this chapter?
(a) His sister
(b) His mother
(c) His brother
(d) The headmaster

2. What game does Malcolm play in Harlem?
(a) Roulette
(b) Black jack
(c) Basketball
(d) The numbers game

3. Whose word does Malcolm's father spread?
(a) John Wycliffe
(b) Martin Luther
(c) Marcus Garvey
(d) Allah

4. What does Malcolm manage to evade at the end of this chapter?
(a) The draft
(b) His debtors
(c) The police
(d) NARCS

5. What does Malcolm inherit from his mother?
(a) Her charisma
(b) Her pudgy hands
(c) Her light skin
(d) Her blonde hair

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

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

8. Which of the following characters is not a member of Malcolm's Boston gang?
(a) Sophia
(b) Sammy
(c) Rudy
(d) Shorty

9. What does Malcolm take to a jeweler to be repaired?
(a) A stolen watch
(b) A necklace
(c) A wall clock
(d) A bracelet

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

11. Who does Malcolm impress by dating Sophia?
(a) His mother
(b) His sister
(c) His black male friends
(d) Laura

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

13. What does Ella encourage Malcolm to do before he gets a job?
(a) Learn about religion
(b) Learn an instrument
(c) Get an education
(d) Explore the city

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Malcolm's friends impressed with his dating Sophia?

2. What two drugs does Malcolm discover in Harlem?

3. How many siblings does Malcolm X have?

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

5. For what does Malcolm bribe the guards?

(see the answer keys)

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