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

2. Who comes to visit Malcolm in this chapter?
(a) His mother
(b) His brother
(c) The headmaster
(d) His sister

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

4. Who else was Malcolm working for in this chapter?
(a) His sister
(b) A local hoodlum
(c) A local madam
(d) The police

5. How many siblings does Malcolm X have?
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 6
(d) 7

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of this chapter?

2. Where does Malcolm work after the shoeshine job?

3. How long does Malcolm spend looking around the city?

4. Who were the first people to settle in Harlem?

5. What two drugs does Malcolm discover in Harlem?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Malcolm get started on narcotics?

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

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

4. How would Malcolm turn around his life?

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

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

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

8. How does Malcolm's trip to Boston change him?

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

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

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