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1.Who was Elijah Muhammad?
Malcolm X's brother
a prophet from the Middle East
the leader of the Black Muslim movement in the United States
Malcolm X's father



2.When he was in prison learning to read, what did Malcolm X see was the best thing to do?
read books even though he didn't know all of the words
try to write his own book
work on his penmanship
have a dictionary



3.How many words did Malcolm X guess that he wrote in prison?
a million
ten million
five thousand
three hundred



4.Who was Parkhurst?
Malcolm X's teacher
the warden of the prison
a wealthy man who wanted prisoners to be educated
the leader of the Black Muslim movement in the United States



5.What was very frustrating to Malcolm X about his life in prison?
the quality of the books
that lights were turned off at ten p.m. which made it difficult to read
the lack of books
the stupidity of his fellow inmates

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