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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. In Chapter 10, the National Chairman of the Republican National Committee promises that the government will protect the hospitals if Black-No-More donates how much to the campaign?

2. What does the doctor who delivered Helen's baby offer to do to avoid a scandal in Chapter 12?

3. Black-No-More will be shutting down all but how many of its sanitariums in Chapter 10?

4. What is the name of the strike chairman for the mill workers in Chapter 7?

5. Who cleared the Knights of Nordica treasury and brought the money for escape in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Matthew discredit the chairman of the strike in Chapter 7?

2. How do the antihero and his conspirators escape in Chapter 12?

3. How many sanitariums are still running in Chapter 10? What are lying-in hospitals developed for?

4. Who are the Anglo-Saxon Association of America, and who leads them?

5. How does Matthew go about shutting down the Republican vote in Chapter 9?

6. In what way does Matthew cheat everyone involved in the strike in Chapter 7?

7. What is notable about the broadcasting company name in Chapter 9?

8. Why are Democrats worried about losing votes in Chapter 8?

9. How long has Black-No-More Inc. been in operation in Chapter 8? What impact has this had on society?

10. What word does Matthew receive of a strike in Chapter 7? Where does he go?

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 setting of "Black No More". What was New York like in the 1930s regarding race relations? How did this differ in the South?

Essay Topic 3

Define and discuss the literary term "antihero." How does this term apply to the character of Max Disher?

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