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

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

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

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

5. What is the news Judge Merritt brings to Malcolm at the Swerlin house?
(a) that he will have two more years of probation.
(b) that he will still have to serve out his sentence.
(c) that he will not have to go to the reform school.
(d) that his mother attempted suicide.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at night when the Little family has gone to bed?

2. What prophetic dream does Malcolm tell Laura he used to have?

3. Who is Sophia?

4. Where is Malcolm walking with two pairs of shoes tied and thrown over his shoulder?

5. What does Archie say about writing down numbers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event does Malcolm remember as he watches people on the streets?

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

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

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

5. When the radio announces that Malcolm X will speak at the Audubon Ballroom, what does the viewer learn?

6. What are the two religious books where Malcolm's name is written?

7. What stands in the way of Malcolm's marrying Laura?

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

9. What does Malcolm muse about as he thinks about his past?

10. What comes out to explain Louise's fair complexion?

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