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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Malcolm get fired from his job on the railway?
(a) He is rude to the white patrons
(b) He lets his friends ride on the train for free
(c) He eats all the food
(d) He steals money

3. Who approaches Malcolm while he is watching Billie Holliday?
(a) Archie
(b) Sammy
(c) The police
(d) Miles Davis

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

5. Who does Malcolm blame for Laura's demise?
(a) Her grandmother
(b) Sophia
(c) Shorty
(d) Himself

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person in Harlem that Malcolm says he trusts?

2. What does Malcolm say Harlem has lost in this chapter?

3. Who arranges for official custody of Malcolm at the end of this chapter?

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

5. Which character in this chapter wants to kill Malcolm?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Malcolm's press conference in Chapter 18.

2. In what way is Malcolm a good student?

3. Summarize Chapter 6.

4. Why do you think Malcolm is so shocked at the Nation's action against him?

5. What is the main thing Malcolm says he gets out of dating a white woman?

6. In what way did Malcolm's prison education mold his later ideas?

7. In what way does Malcolm go about helping to change the Nation of Islam in Chapter 12?

8. How are Malcolm and his gang able to get into the houses to rob them?

9. How did Malcolm deal with the trouble he has with Archie?

10. How does Malcolm deal with the rumors that Muhammad has been engaging in immoral activity?

(see the answer keys)

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