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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Malcolm make fun of the deacon?
(a) he says he is in banking because he shines shoes there.
(b) he says he is in banking because he mops the floors.
(c) he says he's in banking because he opens doors for customers.
(d) he says he is in banking because he has a bank account.

3. As a youth, what are Malcolm and Laura doing that gets the crowd roaring?
(a) dancing.
(b) singing.
(c) debating.
(d) marching.

4. What discouraging thing does Mr. Ostrovski do to Malcolm?
(a) he reports everything to the police.
(b) he tells him he cannot become a lawyer.
(c) he reminds Malcolm that he is a black boy.
(d) he tells him he cannot be Class President.

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

6. What is the name given to Malcolm during a fist fight in prison?
(a) Champ.
(b) Satan.
(c) Loser.
(d) Slugger.

7. What is Louise's feeling about being light skinned?
(a) she feels superior to Earl.
(b) she wishes she were blacker than Earl.
(c) she feels superior to other blacks.
(d) she wishes she had married a white man.

8. Who is Shorty referring to when he speaks about ofays?
(a) white people.
(b) office workers.
(c) uppity black people.
(d) old folks.

9. What does Malcolm say when Laura says he is nice?
(a) that he is not nice and Laura's grandmother is right about him.
(b) that he was raised by his mother to be a nice boy.
(c) that he is only nice to people who are nice to him.
(d) that she may not agree when she knows him better.

10. Why does Malcolm think they might make him class president at school?
(a) no one else is running against him.
(b) he has a gang who will threaten those who don't vote for him.
(c) he has the best grades and he is popular.
(d) most of the students think he is white.

11. What name is Malcolm given in Dakar?
(a) Ali Hussein.
(b) Omowale.
(c) Nairobison.
(d) El Haji Malik El Shabazz.

12. Where is Louise seen telling someone not to feed that boy no pig?
(a) in a mosque.
(b) in an asylum.
(c) in a breadline.
(d) in a cafeteria.

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

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

15. What does Malcolm's father believe is the real homeland of his people in America?
(a) Africa.
(b) the Caribbean Islands.
(c) the North of the United States.
(d) the State of Georgia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Malcolm admit to Laura that made him proud when he was a little boy?

3. What does Archie say about writing down numbers?

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

5. Who does Earl say is the prophet God has sent to the blacks in America?

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