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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 hide when Sophia's friend comes into the house?
(a) In the closet
(b) Under the bed
(c) In the bathroom
(d) In the attic

2. In what sport does Malcolm excel at school?
(a) Baseball
(b) Football
(c) Athletics
(d) Basketball

3. Where is Malcolm taken back to in this chapter?
(a) Boston
(b) Seattle
(c) Manhattan
(d) Denver

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Malcolm use to visit his home town?

2. What happens to Malcolm and his siblings?

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

4. Where does Malcolm work after the shoeshine job?

5. What job does Shorty find for Malcolm?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doe Malcolm initially think that it is a good idea to give up cigarettes in prison?

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

3. What does Malcolm learn when he moves to Boston?

4. Briefly describe the history of Harlem outlined in this chapter.

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

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

7. Describe Malcolm's visit home in Chapter 5.

8. Describe Malcolm's job with the madam?

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

10. Describe West Indian Archie.

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