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

2. What does Malcolm have to do for the madam?
(a) Deal drugs to the customers
(b) Stand by the door
(c) Take white men into Harlem
(d) Clean the rooms

3. How long does Malcolm's mother spend in a mental institution?
(a) 10 years
(b) 26 years
(c) 2 years
(d) 15 years

4. What does Malcolm take to stop feeling nervous whilse robbing people's houses?
(a) Alcohol
(b) Lauging gas
(c) Beta blockers
(d) Narcotics

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Malcolm do with Laura when he meets Sophia?

2. What does Malcolm receive a lesson on in Harlem?

3. Who does Sammy contact in this chapter?

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

5. What does Malcolm see in his sister for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Harlem educate Malcolm in the inequalities facing black Americans?

2. What does Malcolm learn while he is in Africa?

3. Describe West Indian Archie.

4. How does Malcolm get started on narcotics?

5. Why is the nation of Islam so important to people like Malcolm?

6. Describe what Malcolm calls the turning point in his life.

7. Why does Malcolm change his surname from Small to X?

8. Describe Laura.

9. In what way is Malcolm disillusioned with life in Chapter 8?

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

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