Early Life
What was the name of the black figure that Malcolm's father followed?
Marcus Garvey.
What is the name of the 'white' hairstyle that Malcolm discovered in Boston, and, the style of clothing that he started wearing?
The conk and the zoot suit.
What hustle was Malcolm running when he got caught by the police?
Burglary
"I know how to get you out of prison." Who said this?
Reginald.
The name of the famous boxer that Malcolm X friended after his fallout with the nation of Islam.
Cassius Clay (or, Muhammed Ali).
What was the reason that caused his father to favor Malcolm and his mother to be hard on him?
His light skin.
Malcom discovered "uppity" negroes in a certain part of Boston. What was that section of town called?
The Hill.
Why did Malcolm leave Harlem?
Because of his feud with West Indian Archie.
What did Reginald tell Malcolm about white people that changed his perspective about them?
The white man is the devil.
What was different about the whites in Mecca?
The brotherhood. They didn't act like the whites in America.
What was the name of the teacher that told Malcom he shouldn't be a lawyer?
Mr. Ostrowski
What is the name of the dance that Malcolm started doing in Boston?
The Lindy.
What is the metaphor that Malcolm X used to describe the hustlers and drug-heads in Harlem?
They were animals.
What was Malcolm's nickname in prison, especially before he found Islam?
Satan.
What did Malcolm X say to get suspended from the Nation of Islam?
That JFK's assassination was, more or less, deserved. - "the chickens coming home to roost."
What was the government agency that Malcom said tore his family apart?
Social (welfare) services.
Chapter three is named "Homeboy." Who is the person that called Malcom 'Homeboy'? Why?
Shorty. Because they were both from Lansing.
Name the hustle, in order, of Fewclothes, Jumpsteady, and West Indian Archie.
Pickpocketing, burglary, and numbers.
What is the name of the 'soldier-like' group that Malcolm lead in front of the police precinct in Harlem?
Fruit of Islam.
What did Malcolm discover Elijah Muhammad was saying behind his back?
That, although his most talented Minister, he was "dangerous".
What was Malcolm's response when people called him the "N" word?
He didn't have a response. He thought it was normal.
What was Malcolm's first job in Boston, that introduced him to aspects of hustling?
Shoeshiner
What was the hustle that Malcolm pulled using "the psychology of the ghetto jungle"?
Reginald quickly sold items on the street because people thought they were stolen. They actually weren't.
Why did Malcolm find it hard to pray in prison?
Because he was ashamed of his past
What is the 'author purpose' in the last pages of the book?
He, still, wants "the objective reader" to know how it was almost inevitable that he became what he became.