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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. Where does Malcolm work after the shoeshine job?
(a) A race track
(b) A casino
(c) A clothes store
(d) A soda fountain

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

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

4. What does Malcolm say Bimbi uses to command respect?
(a) Books
(b) Silence
(c) His past
(d) Words

5. How many prisoners are there in each cell?
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) One
(d) Six

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Malcolm's sister live?

2. For what does Malcolm bribe the guards?

3. What does Malcolm put together once he is in Boston?

4. Who comes to visit Malcolm in this chapter?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Malcolm's job with the madam?

2. Why is it difficult for Haley to be a dispassionate chronicler of Malcolm's life?

3. What does Malcolm state are the differences in the concept of love between Western religions and Islam?

4. What happens when Archie and Malcolm finally encounter each other?

5. What do Malcolm's early life experiences teach him?

6. In ways does Malcom learn that thing are not always as they appear?

7. What does Alex Haley write in this chapter,written after Malcolm's death?

8. How do the whites react to Malcolm having a relationship with a white woman?

9. In Chapter 7 how does Malcolm get deeper into illegal activity?

10. Why is Malcolm given the nickname Satan?

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