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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Earl say will be the outcome of their moving out of town?
(a) the Klan will go after someone else.
(b) it will be the same wherever they go.
(c) God will help them find a better place.
(d) they won't have any income.

2. What prophetic dream does Malcolm tell Laura he used to have?
(a) speaking in front of a large crowd of people.
(b) doing something to help his parents not work so hard.
(c) marrying a girl just like her.
(d) flying in the sky like a bird.

3. Who is the fair, young mulatto woman hanging out clothes?
(a) Sophia, Malcolm's mistress.
(b) Daisy Little, Malcolm'sd grandmother.
(c) Louise Little, Malcolm's mother.
(d) Laura, Malcolm's one true love.

4. What happens at night when the Little family has gone to bed?
(a) a storm arises.
(b) Louise has a miscarriage.
(c) the Klan burns down their house.
(d) Earl is shot in his bed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Louise respond when she is called a half-white bitch by Klan members?

2. Why is Malcolm not at the Lancing High School dance?

3. In a flashback, what does Louise say to Earl about a rabbit?

4. What is the evidence that Earl did not commit suicide?

5. What does Malcolm have to say about his names?

(see the answer key)

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