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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sophia's friend do later that night?
(a) Calls the police
(b) Shoots Malcolm
(c) Breaks into Malcolm's house
(d) Smashes Malcolm's house windows

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

3. What is the name of the West Indian introduced in this chapter?
(a) Billy
(b) Bernie
(c) Johnson
(d) Archie

4. For how many years is Malcolm jailed?
(a) 10-15 years
(b) 20 years
(c) 8-10 years
(d) 16 years

5. What used to attract white people to Harlem?
(a) The restaurants
(b) The houses
(c) A circus show
(d) The music scene

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

7. What does Malcolm receive a lesson on in Harlem?
(a) African tradition
(b) Islam
(c) Harlem's history
(d) Jewish history

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

9. What does Malcolm learn how to detect in this chapter?
(a) Frauds
(b) Bad poker faces
(c) Loose women
(d) Undercover police officers

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

11. Which area of New York does Malcolm discover during his train rides?
(a) Brooklyn
(b) The Bronx
(c) Harlem
(d) Manhattan

12. Whose friends stop Malcolm and Archie from killing each other?
(a) Archie's
(b) Sammy's
(c) Billy Holliday's
(d) Malcolm's

13. Which musician does Malcolm see in this chapter?
(a) Miles Davis
(b) Billie Holliday
(c) Louis Armstrong
(d) James Brown

14. What war is Malcolm being drafted into in this chapter?
(a) The Cold War
(b) The Korean War
(c) World War II
(d) The Civil War

15. Who is Malcolm approached by at the dance?
(a) Sophia
(b) Miles Davis
(c) The major
(d) A policeman

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Malcolm spend looking around the city?

2. Who else was Malcolm working for in this chapter?

3. What is the name of the first family with whom Malcolm lives?

4. Which members of the gang try to get into houses for tours?

5. What is the name of Malcolm's well-read cellmate?

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