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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are there newspaper editorials decrying Black-No-More in Chapter 3?
(a) The South.
(b) Germany.
(c) Washington.
(d) New York.

2. Where does Max go with the reporter after dinner in Chapter 2?
(a) A train station.
(b) A cabaret.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A bar.

3. What is the name of the girlfriend who recently left Max in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Bonnie.
(b) Betty.
(c) Minnie.
(d) Annette.

4. Where do Bunny and Max meet in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) The Honky Tonk Club.
(b) The Silver Turtle.
(c) Woodrow's Diner.
(d) The Jazz Cellar.

5. What name did Matthew Fisher go by when he was black?
(a) Max Disher.
(b) Max Fisher.
(c) Robert Fisher.
(d) Matthew Disher.

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. White businesses, particularly in the South, want their workers to see what as a problem in Chapter 4?

3. What refers to an association, alliance, or confederation of individuals or groups for a common purpose, especially a political one?

4. When was the first Ku Klux Klan established?

5. Who is the central character of "Black No More"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Max finds in the Honkey Tonk Club in Chapter 1. What are the clientele like?

2. What plans are discussed for Black-No-More Inc. in the beginning of Chapter 5?

3. What do Matthew's actions determine his character to be in the plot of "Black No More" in Chapter 4?

4. How is Max's excitement over being white and indistinguishable an example of irony?

5. What aspects of Matthew make it difficult for the reader to sympathize with him?

6. What does Max remark about his skin after the procedure in Chapter 2? How is this satirical?

7. What threat does Bunny pose to Matthew in Chapter 6?

8. Why do the leaders of the National Social Equality League call a conference in Chapter 5?

9. Why is anger developing in the South over Black-No-More Inc. in Chapter 3?

10. What inspires Max to go to the Phyllis Wheatley Hotel in Chapter 1?

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