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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Greek word 'kuklos" mean?

2. What year is it in the beginning of Chapter 1?

3. Where are there newspaper editorials decrying Black-No-More in Chapter 3?

4. Where do Bunny and Max meet in the beginning of Chapter 1?

5. Where does Max go to hear the doctor who can turn black people white speak in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What hypocrisy is pointed out about Dr. Crookman in Chapter 3?

6. What complication arises for Max once the news article is released in Chapter 2?

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

8. What are Max's first experiences like as a white man in Chapter 2?

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

10. How does Max go about approaching the beautiful woman in Chapter 1? What is her response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Matthew's actions at the mill in Chapter 7. How do Matthew's actions show that greed as opposed to empathy is his driving force?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the life, career, and controversy of George S. Schuyler. How are Schuyler's works and convictions viewed by civil rights activists today?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the characters of Mr. Blickdoff and Mr. Hortzenboff and the setting of Paradise, South Carolina. Why are the workers threatening a strike at the mill?

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