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

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

5. To what office is Dr. Beard's letter of demand sent in Chapter 5?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The President's.
(c) The U.S. Attorney General.
(d) The Governor's.

6. What word refers to a Caucasian of non-Jewish descent, especially of the Nordic type?
(a) Aryan.
(b) Latino.
(c) Protestant.
(d) Anglo-Saxon.

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

8. 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) Auburn Avenue.
(b) Bighton Way.
(c) Folsom Avenue.
(d) Emerald Way.

9. Despite her distant ancestry, Dr. Crookman's wife appears to be what?
(a) Black.
(b) Caucasian.
(c) Asian.
(d) Native American.

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

11. What is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions?
(a) Trade union.
(b) Battalion.
(c) Non-profit.
(d) Corporation.

12. White businesses, particularly in the South, want their workers to see what as a problem in Chapter 4?
(a) Living standards.
(b) Politics.
(c) Race.
(d) Income.

13. When was the first Ku Klux Klan established?
(a) 1837.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1854.

14. For what paper does the reporter work who waits for Max in his cab outside the sanitarium in Chapter 2?
(a) The Times.
(b) The Sun.
(c) The Scimitar.
(d) The Herald.

15. What doorkeeper doesn't recognize Max and tells him to go away in Chapter 2?
(a) Young James.
(b) Wierd Al.
(c) Old Bob.
(d) Old James.

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. What does the Greek word 'kuklos" mean?

3. What holiday is it in the beginning of Chapter 1?

4. One editorialist in Chapter 3 is particularly angry that the offspring of those who become white will what?

5. In Chapter 4, Matthew introduces himself to Reverend Givens as what?

(see the answer keys)

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