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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. Who does Malcolm say he continues to see?
(a) Sophia
(b) Laura
(c) Archie
(d) His mother

2. How long does Malcolm spend looking around the city?
(a) Two weeks
(b) A month
(c) Three weeks
(d) Two months

3. What does Malcolm say Hymie is involved in?
(a) Illegal activity
(b) Religion
(c) The Jewelery business
(d) Zionism

4. What does Malcolm say he learned about through his travel through the city?
(a) The social status of African Americans
(b) How to get what he wants
(c) The seedy side of life
(d) The importance of money

5. What used to attract white people to Harlem?
(a) A circus show
(b) The music scene
(c) The restaurants
(d) The houses

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man Malcolm befriends in this chapter?

2. What is the title of this chapter?

3. What is the name of Malcolm's well-read cellmate?

4. Which members of the gang try to get into houses for tours?

5. What job did Rudy used to have?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Malcolm go about helping to change the Nation of Islam in Chapter 12?

2. What does Malcolm find African American life like in Chapter 2?

3. What does Malcolm learn when he moves to Boston?

4. Why does Malcolm change his surname from Small to X?

5. What does Malcolm learn about skin color from a young age?

6. Summarize Chapter 7

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

8. How does Malcolm react to the idea he could be assassinated?

9. Describe Malcolm's reunion with Archie.

10. Describe this final chapter.

(see the answer keys)

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