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

2. What white supremacist group is run by Reverend Henry Givens?

3. Who will serve as the new chairman of the Committee for the Preservation of Negro Racial Integrity in Chapter 5?

4. Who is the founder of the Back-to-Africa Society?

5. For what newspaper is Matthew the editor in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Hank Johnson feel about the publicity Black-No-More is getting in Chapter 3? What is Hank's history?

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

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

7. Why does Max sell his story to the press after his procedure?

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

9. What is Chuck Foster's back-story in the novel?

10. Who is Reverend Givens? How does Matthew introduce himself to this man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the history of labor unions in the United States. When, where and why did labor unions first organize? What is the difference between unionizing in the North and the South?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character of Bunny Brown. How old is Bunny? What are Bunny's feelings about his race and his friendship with Max?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the history of white supremacy organizations in the U.S. and examine their depiction in the novel. How realistic is the depiction?

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