What did Malcolm tell Mr. Ostrowski he wanted to be when he grew up and what was Mr. Ostrowski's response?
What is Malcolm said he wanted to be a lawyer but Mr. Ostrowski told him to be a carpenter.
100
What was Malcolm's job that brought him to Harlem?
What is Working as a sandwich man on the Yankee Clipper.
100
Malcolm had 8 siblings.
What is False; there was 8 total children including him
100
Name 4 of Malcolm’s siblings.
What is Ella, Earl, Mary, Wilfred, Hilda, Philbert, Reginald
200
What family did the state send Malcolm to live with?
What is The Gohannases
200
How did Ella, Malcolm’s half sister from his father's first marriage, appear different to Malcolm than any other black woman?
What is Ella was very proud of her dark skin.
200
Why did Malcolm get a job at Small's so easily?
What is Everyone who was of age was drafted for the war.
200
Once released from the hospital, Malcolm’s mother lived with Philbert and his family.
What is True
200
Why was Malcolm the first to be taken from his family?
What is He was always getting in trouble in school
300
How did the Negroes/Malcolm’s brother, Reginald, act towards Malcolm after he lost the boxing match against Bill Peterson?
What is they humiliated and made fun of him and Reginald wouldn’t even look at him
300
What jobs didn’t Negroes hold in Langston?
What is Doctors, Lawyers
300
Why was Malcolm so impressed by Small’s Paradise?
What is Because he has never seen a successful Negro business like that where people have manners/dressed nicely and are nonchalant instead of flashing whatever money they had.
300
Malcolm’s father has light skin since he was half white.
What is False; his mother was half white.
300
Where was Malcolm born?
What is Omaha, Nebraska
400
Name one of the schools that Malcolm attended.
What is Pleasant Grove School/Lansing’s West Junior High School/Mason Junior High School
400
How did the encounter with his teacher change Malcolm and the way he acted towards white people?
What is He “drew away from white people”, whenever he would hear them call him a name or make a comment, he would stop and look at them. He didn’t let what other people say come over him so much.
400
What was known as a "prestigious job" in Washington D.C. that wasn't in Harlem?
What is Mail Carrying
400
Malcolm’s mother remarried after his father’s death to help support her family.
What is False; there was a man who was around for about two years but left when he realized what a commitment being a part of that family was.
400
Who was Mrs. Swerlin?
What is The lady in charge of the detention home that Malcolm attended
500
Name two possible explanations of Malcolm’s father’s death.
What is Attacked and ran over by a streetcar/Suicide/The Black Legion/KKK
500
Why was Malcolm bothered by Mr. Ostrowski's response to his career choice compared to the response he gave his peers?
What is Mr. Ostrowski encouraged every other student's choices but told Malcolm to pick something more realistic even though he was top of his class.
500
What was Malcolm’s favorite part about working at Small’s Paradise?
What is People talked to him and educated him on the history of Harlem.
500
Malcolm was among the highest in his class and become class president in seventh grade
What is True
500
The organization that Malcolm’s father was associated with was abbreviated UNIA, what does this stand for?