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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. How long does Malcolm spend looking around the city?
(a) Three weeks
(b) Two months
(c) Two weeks
(d) A month

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

3. What does Malcolm's gang do?
(a) Protect their neighborhood
(b) Sell drugs
(c) Beat up white folk
(d) Rob houses

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

5. Which musician does Malcolm see in this chapter?
(a) Billie Holliday
(b) Miles Davis
(c) Louis Armstrong
(d) James Brown

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Shorty find for Malcolm?

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

3. What does Malcolm learn how to detect in this chapter?

4. Which area of New York does Malcolm discover during his train rides?

5. What do Malcolm and Hymie talk about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Malcolm's reunion with Archie.

2. What are Malcolm's arguments in terms of racism?

3. What does Malcolm learn about skin color from a young age?

4. What is the main thing Malcolm says he gets out of dating a white woman?

5. What does Malcolm do when detectives began trailing him?

6. Describe Malcolm's parents.

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

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

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

10. What does Malcolm find African American life like in Chapter 2?

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