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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 say black men are trying to look like with their conk hairstyles?
(a) Businessmen
(b) White men
(c) Gangsters
(d) TV stars

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

3. What is the title of this first chapter?
(a) Security
(b) Mother
(c) Hate
(d) Nightmare

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

5. Who was waiting at the jeweler's?
(a) The police
(b) Malcolm's gang
(c) Ella
(d) The FBI

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the bar where Malcolm works?

2. In what state does Malcolm's family settle?

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

4. What war is Malcolm being drafted into in this chapter?

5. How long does Malcolm's mother spend in a mental institution?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Malcolm disappointed in the media's coverage of the Nation of Islam?

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

4. How would Malcolm turn around his life?

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

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

7. Why does Malcolm think hustling is preferable to a normal, straight life?

8. Why did prison prove to be a good thing for Malcolm?

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

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

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