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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Malcolm sell to the customers on the train?
(a) Newspapers
(b) Beverages and snacks
(c) Tickets
(d) Reefers

2. Who arranges for official custody of Malcolm at the end of this chapter?
(a) His mother
(b) His grandparents
(c) The Swerlings
(d) His sister

3. How far is the detention home from Lansing?
(a) 20 miles
(b) 15 miles
(c) 12 miles
(d) 2 miles

4. What happens to Malcolm and his siblings?
(a) They are left to survive on their own
(b) They are sent to an orphanage
(c) They are separated
(d) They move in with distant relatives

5. What kind of school did Malcolm have to attend while at the Gohannas?
(a) A state school
(b) A private school
(c) A boarding school
(d) A reform school

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Malcolm say black men are trying to look like with their conk hairstyles?

2. What area of the city does Malcolm claim he prefers?

3. Why did Malcolm get fired from his job on the railway?

4. What does Malcolm say he learned about through his travel through the city?

5. Who visits Malcolm X's mother while she is pregnant with him?

(see the answer key)

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