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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the teenage Malcolm excel in that wins him admiration?
(a) playing soccer.
(b) playing basketball.
(c) making speeches.
(d) writing essays.

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

3. What does Archie say about writing down numbers?
(a) he never wrote down a number in his life.
(b) he writes numbers backwards.
(c) he writes down everything.
(d) he always forgets numbers in his head.

4. In a flashback, what does Louise say to Earl about a rabbit?
(a) nobody eats rabbits anymore.
(b) we are all tired of eating rabbit.
(c) we only raised rabbits to sell to white folks.
(d) I don't know how to cook a rabbit.

5. What does Malcolm have to say about his names?
(a) I have no name really.
(b) I have names given by God.
(c) I have had so many names.
(d) My name is Legion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Malcolm say he does not write to his mother in the asylum?

2. Why does Malcolm make fun of the deacon?

3. What is the first terrifying image from Malcolm's childhood?

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

5. What discouraging thing does Mr. Ostrovski do to Malcolm?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the three areas of Malcolm's life represented in the scenario?

2. In another flashback, how does Malcolm see himself as a prisoner?

3. What is the opening sequence in the screenplay?

4. What image does the sight of a blonde woman crossing the street arouse in Malcolm?

5. Where did Alex Baldwin get the material to write the scenario?

6. What is the scene where the character of Laura is introduced?

7. After his father is murdered and his mother placed in an asylum, what happens to Malcolm?

8. What is Malcolm's ambition after he finishes high school?

9. Unable to pursue his dream, what happens to Malcolm?

10. How does Malcolm recall his father?

(see the answer keys)

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