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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Luther's first advice to get Malcolm out of prison?
(a) not eat any more pork.
(b) let his hair go natural.
(c) hire a good lawyer.
(d) write an apology letter to the warden.

2. How does Archie outfit Malcolm with new clothes?
(a) on his credit card.
(b) from a closet of stolen goods.
(c) borrowing from a friend about Malcolm's size.
(d) with cash he made running numbers.

3. Who does Malcolm tell Sidney to call when he reports the mob on the street?
(a) all the newspapers he can think of.
(b) all the gang members he can find.
(c) all the ministers he can find.
(d) all the black colleges.

4. How does Malcolm get away with entering a bar in the Negro Section of Lansing?
(a) because he knows the owner.
(b) because no one sees him sneak in.
(c) because he works there.
(d) because he is big for his age.

5. What does Luther accuse Malcolm of spending his life doing?
(a) trying to look like a movie star.
(b) looking like a pimp.
(c) looking like the man who raped his mother.
(d) looking out for everyone but himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Earl have to walk home that night?

2. What is the importance of meeting the Leader?

3. What is it West Indian Archie cannot remember when Malcolm goes for a visit?

4. Who is Sophia?

5. What is the metaphor of the wolves, rats, and swine in Luther's recounting of his brother's murder?

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