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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 Malcolm say Harlem has lost in this chapter?
(a) Its women
(b) Its white population
(c) Its beauty
(d) Its nightlife

2. What does Ella encourage Malcolm to do before he gets a job?
(a) Explore the city
(b) Learn an instrument
(c) Get an education
(d) Learn about religion

3. Why do people think Malcolm is much older than he is?
(a) He is always with women
(b) He is tall
(c) He is intelligent
(d) He is street wise

4. What area of the city does Malcolm claim he prefers?
(a) The center
(b) The Jewish Quarter
(c) The Ghetto
(d) The suburbs

5. Where does Malcolm's father want black people to go?
(a) Africa
(b) Canada
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Siberia

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Malcolm's hairstyle called?

2. What does Malcolm say he keeps his ears to when Archie is after him?

3. What does Malcolm's gang do?

4. What does Malcolm learn how to detect in this chapter?

5. Where is Malcolm's mother homeland?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Malcolm appreciate his difficult upbringing?

2. How would Malcolm turn around his life?

3. What does Malcolm do when detectives began trailing him?

4. Describe Malcolm's press conference in Chapter 18.

5. Why is it difficult for Haley to be a dispassionate chronicler of Malcolm's life?

6. How did Malcolm feel the press are trying to divide the black community?

7. Why is Malcolm given the nickname Satan?

8. What doe Malcolm learn about whites in Chapter 17?

9. Describe what Malcolm does when he meets a white woman in Chapter 4.

10. What does Malcolm learn about skin color during his pilgrimage?

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