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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Louise face one night at suppertime?
(a) the Ku Klux Klan.
(b) the Welfare Society.
(c) her white neighbors.
(d) the Sheriff.

2. What does Malcolm have to say about his names?
(a) I have no name really.
(b) I have had so many names.
(c) I have names given by God.
(d) My name is Legion.

3. What do the Klansmen do to the Littles' house?
(a) smash in all the windows.
(b) burn a cross in the front yard.
(c) throw black and red paint on it.
(d) set the house on fire.

4. what are some of the menial jobs Malcolm has?
(a) delivering papers and cleaning stables.
(b) picking cotton and baling hay.
(c) shining shoes and carrying luggage.
(d) chopping wood and washing dishes.

5. How does Louise respond when she is called a half-white bitch by Klan members?
(a) that she is proof blacks and whites can get along.
(b) that she might be their daughter or sister.
(c) that she is more whte than they are.
(d) that she is proud of her black culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city had Laura never heard of?

2. Why does Malcolm make fun of the deacon?

3. What method does Baldwin use to show flashbacks to Malcolm's early life?

4. What do the Klan members accuse Earl of doing?

5. As Malcolm holds Laura's hand, why does she shiver?

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