Caught Comprehension Questions
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1. Provide the definition of patriarchy.
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2. Define patriarchy in your own words.
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3. How is Malcolm’s understanding of manhood and his treatment of women an example of
patriarchy? Defend your response.
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4. Where is Malcom staying upon his return to Roxbury?
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5. What substance is Malcolm using that allows him to begin to talk again? What does
Malcolm say this substance allows him to do?
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6. How would you describe Malcolm’s treatment of Sophia? Defend your response.
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7. What reason does Malcolm give for Shorty’s inability to keep white women? Defend your
response.
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8. Who is John Hughes?
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9. What was Malcolm’s hustle upon returning to Roxbury?
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10. What was Malcolm’s reputation amongst gamblers?
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11. What does Malcolm state stymied Ella? How is this an example of patriarchy?
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12. What is the hustle that Malcolm mentions to Shorty?
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13. Who is Rudy? What were Rudy’s jobs?
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14. What is a finder?
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15. What does it mean to case a home?
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16. What were two reasons for including white women into his hustle?
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17. What is the role of the fence in burglaries?
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18. What does Malcolm do to show he is the boss?
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19. What did Malcolm do to outsmart the police following a robbery in which they were almost
stopped?
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20. Who is Turner?
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21. What encounter does Malcolm have with Sophia’s husband’s good friend?
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22. How did Malcolm get caught by the police?
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23. Why does Malcolm tell the story of his troubled past?
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