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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Malcolm point out to Luther in his study?
(a) that Luther has forgotten his love of the Movement.
(b) that Luther has lost touch with the people.
(c) that Luther is where he is because of Malcolm.
(d) that Luther loves his gold watch more than the people.

2. Why does Malcolm put a gun to his head and pull the trigger?
(a) to attempt suicide.
(b) to scare people into doing his will.
(c) to put on a show for his friends.
(d) to show he is not afraid to die.

3. Why does Malcolm think Shorty wants to set him up with a particular woman?
(a) because she thinks Malcolm is white.
(b) if she puts out for Malcolm, Shorty will know she is cheating on him.
(c) he wants Malcolm to find out if she is a virgin.
(d) he wants Malcolm to break in one of his whores.

4. What is the symbolism of the boy entering the large white hotel?
(a) it represent a change in attitudes.
(b) it foreshadows the civil rights movement
(c) it represents servitude of the black man.
(d) it symbolized progress.

5. What is the importance of meeting the Leader?
(a) he knows all the black civil rights leaders.
(b) he leads the Black Muslim community in America.
(c) he has the plans for a revolution.
(d) he has a large church in Harlem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Luther tell Malcolm about using his fists?

2. What does Sidney witness on the streets as he delivers his papers?

3. What is the undertone of Sidney's facial expression seeing Malcolm off at JFK airport?

4. Why does Lorraine think it is strange that Malcolm met her husband, Luther, in prison?

5. As a youth, what are Malcolm and Laura doing that gets the crowd roaring?

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