Reckless Youth
Boston
Hard Times
Literary Terms
Vocabulary
ELA & History
100
The judge ordered Malcolm to be transferred to Reform school due to this
Pranking the teacher
100
Malcolm rejected Boston’s “Sugar Hill” for this reason
What is the Black people acted white
100
This was the religion in the Little’s household thanks to Martin Luther
What is Baptist or Protestant
100
Chapter Five's title "A DOWNWARD SPIRAL" is an example of this literary word
Foreshadow
100
Subjugate means this
What is to bring under domination or control
100
This African country had the highest number of enslaved people taken, accounting for over 5 million or roughly 40-50% of all captives during U.S. slavery
What is Angola
200
These 2 families had Malcolm as a foster child
What are the Swerlins and the Lyons families
200
Malcolm turned to the street life and legal jobs for financial support at this age
What is age 16
200
Earl Little's death was declared this which the family til this day does not believe
What is Suicide
200
On page 34 it states, "In the blink of an eye, Malcolm's Harlem hustling days were over". "In the blink of an eye is an example of this
What is hyperbole or metaphor
200
This is a person who circumvents difficulties usually through sometimes unfair tactics
Hustler
200
This word is a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
What is Imperialism
300
XThis person filed for legal guardianship over Malcolm
Who is Ella, Malcolm's half sister
300
While working on the New Haven Railroad Malcolm started to depend on this
What is drugs, alcohol, substance abuse
300
Malcolm was not named after his father Earl due to this reason
What is his skin color
300
The flag on pg 41 serves as this in the frame
What is symbolism or irony
300
16th to 19th-century maritime system of trafficking an estimated 12.5 million African men, women, and children across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas. As the "middle passage" of the triangular trade, this forced migration fueled European economic expansion
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
300
Malcolm was to be drafted for a war. If he was 18 years old between 2003-2011 he would have been drafted for this war.
What is the Iraq War
400
This married couple are Malcolm's parents
Who are Earl and Louise Little
400
Malcolm went back to Lansing to be with his family, but they were turned off from this
What is Malcolm's new lifestyle as a hustler
400
Growing up Malcolm's instability was blamed on this
What is relocation or racist acts (fire, violence, eviction)
400
CLICK! CLICK! CLICK! is an example of this
What is onomatopoeia or sound effect
400
This is the oldest terrorist organization in the United States
What is the Klu Klux Klan
400
The the New Haven Railroad Line where Malcolm worked, was built as a result of this era
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION!!
500
Residents in the "Sugar Hill" area of Boston, MA were of this demographic
What is a wealthy and affluent Black community in Roxbury
500
While Sophia's husband was drafted, Malcolm purposely demonstrated outlandish behavior and was excused from this war
What is World War II
500
In chapter 1, Malcolm was born in Omaha, Nebraska however most of the setting takes place here
What is Lansing, Michigan
500
Malcolm despised Black people in Roxbury for "acting white", and used conk in his red hair illustrating this literary term
What is irony
500
When this teacher says "the machine thing" he means this
What is Google Classroom
500
Bates taught this subject first in her teaching career
What is History