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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the evidence that Earl did not commit suicide?
(a) a hammer blow to the back of his head.
(b) a stab wound in his back.
(c) his hands were tied behind him.
(d) his knees were shattered.

2. What does Malcolm say about Miss Stella who says she is with an old family?
(a) she washes their windows every Saturday.
(b) she walks their dogs.
(c) she babysits their small children.
(d) she cleans their toilets and cooks their food.

3. What thoughtless remark does Judge Merritt make about black people?
(a) that he wonders if they are people.
(b) that they only know how to have babies.
(c) that they live in shacks and drive clunker cars.
(d) that they are mostly criminals.

4. Why does Louise lose her job cooking for a white family?
(a) they will not allow Louise to bring her children to work.
(b) they have been threatened by the Klan.
(c) they disapprove of Louise saying Earl was murdered.
(d) they discover that she is Earl's widow.

5. What does Malcolm admit to Laura that made him proud when he was a little boy?
(a) having his mother teach him how to read.
(b) taking care of his baby brother.
(c) carrying heavy things for his mother.
(d) growing peas in his own garden.

6. Who does Earl say is the prophet God has sent to the blacks in America?
(a) Martin Luther King, Sr.
(b) Marcus Garvey.
(c) Mohammed Ali.
(d) Jackie Robinson.

7. What does Malcolm accuse Paul of wanting when he tries to fix him up with a girl?
(a) he wants the girl to scream rape and send Malcolm to jail.
(b) if she puts out for Malcolm, she'll have to put out for Paul.
(c) he wants to get revenge on the girl for jilting him.
(d) he wants Malcolm to get into trouble.

8. What does the white Welfare Worker want to do?
(a) deny Louise any assistance.
(b) remove Louise's children.
(c) talk Louise into leaving the city.
(d) make Louise find a full time job.

9. Who is Sophia?
(a) Malcolm's white lover.
(b) Malcolm's fantasy girlfriend.
(c) Malcolm's sister.
(d) Malcolm's grandmother.

10. Where is Malcolm walking with two pairs of shoes tied and thrown over his shoulder?
(a) on the way to school.
(b) on the beach with Laura.
(c) on a basketball court.
(d) on the railroad tracks.

11. 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.

12. As the screenplay opens, where is Malcolm scheduled to speak that evening?
(a) Times Square.
(b) Madison Square Garden.
(c) Yankee Stadium.
(d) the Audubon Ballroom.

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

14. What city had Laura never heard of?
(a) Detroit, Michigan.
(b) Lansing, Michigan.
(c) Hoboken, NJ.
(d) Marietta, Georgia.

15. What method does Baldwin use to show flashbacks to Malcolm's early life?
(a) images on the car windshield.
(b) images in the windows of building.
(c) images in the rearview mirror.
(d) images in Malcolm's sun glasses.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Malcolm get away with entering a bar in the Negro Section of Lansing?

2. What famous historical figure do Malcolm and Shorty talk about on Boston Commons?

3. What does Malcolm say when Laura says he is nice?

4. Where is Louise seen telling someone not to feed that boy no pig?

5. What name is Malcolm given in Dakar?

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