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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is a former Numbers runner and is now an important player in Black-No-More Inc.?
(a) Bunny Brown.
(b) Sybil Smith.
(c) Hank Johnson.
(d) Chuck Foster.

2. In Chapter 4, Matthew introduces himself to Reverend Givens as what?
(a) An archaeologist.
(b) A physicist.
(c) An anthropologist.
(d) A biologist.

3. What predominantly black area of town in Atlanta does Matthew occasional go to, but no one will speak to him there because he is white in Chapter 4?
(a) Emerald Way.
(b) Folsom Avenue.
(c) Auburn Avenue.
(d) Bighton Way.

4. What refers to any White person whose native language is English and whose cultural affiliations are those common to Britain and the U.S.?
(a) Anglo-Saxon.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Aryan.
(d) Latino.

5. What kind of business does Mrs. Blandish run for black clientele?
(a) Jazz club.
(b) Hair-straightening shop.
(c) Shoe store.
(d) Dress shop.

6. How long has Black-No-More been in operation in Chapter 5?
(a) 7.5 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 10.5 months.
(d) 4 months.

7. How old is Reverend Givens' daughter in Chapter 4?
(a) 22.
(b) 20.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

8. How did Hank Johnson work his way up in New York?
(a) The Numbers racket.
(b) Cutting hair.
(c) The Wall Street game.
(d) Mixing drinks.

9. Where does Bunny Brown work in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Bermott Bank.
(b) Dreamers Bank.
(c) Douglass Bank.
(d) Darington's Bank.

10. There were early rumors about whose deceptive business practices in the novel?
(a) Chuck Foster's.
(b) Hank Johnson's.
(c) Dr. Junius Crookman.
(d) Bunny Brown.

11. What word is widely used in the U.S. to refer to people of European origin or people who are white, even though the original classification was broader than this?
(a) Protestant.
(b) Mormon.
(c) Anglo-Saxon.
(d) Caucasian.

12. What refers to an institution for the preservation or recovery of health, especially for convalescence?
(a) Asylum.
(b) Hospital.
(c) Sanitarium.
(d) Clinic.

13. Where does Max go to hear the doctor who can turn black people white speak in Chapter 1?
(a) Phyllis Wheatley Hotel.
(b) Mavis Thompson Hotel.
(c) Tabitha Stevens Hotel.
(d) Gertrude Beatty Hotel.

14. What is Max Disher's profession in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Bartender.
(b) Prison guard.
(c) Insurance agent.
(d) Dentist.

15. Where was the first Ku Klux Klan established?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Kentucky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was passed by the Congress of the United States shortly after the American Civil War helping to protect the voting rights of African-Americans?

2. How does Max know Mrs. Blandish?

3. Bunny and Max pass the sanitarium and see crowds lined up at what time in Chapter 2?

4. What is the name of Reverend Givens' daughter?

5. What is a militant organization designed to protect and promote the rights of black Americans in the novel?

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