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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To where does Max take a taxi in the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Pennsylvania Station.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Central Station.
(d) Wall Street Station.

2. When was the second Ku Klux Klan established?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1912.

3. What year is it in Chapter 6?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1926.

4. Where did Max and Bunny first meet?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

5. What title does Matthew hold in the Knights of Nordica in Chapter 6?
(a) Grand Exalted Dragon.
(b) Grand Exalted Wizard.
(c) Grand Exalted Shark.
(d) Grand Exalted Giraw.

6. How much money does the reporter in the cab offer Max for his story in Chapter 2?
(a) $2,500.
(b) $700.
(c) $500.
(d) $1,000.

7. Reverend Henry Givens is described as an "ex" what?
(a) Evangelist.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Mormon.
(d) Christian.

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

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

10. One editorialist in Chapter 3 is particularly angry that the offspring of those who become white will what?
(a) Be caucasians.
(b) Act like black people.
(c) Still be black.
(d) Think like white people.

11. In what area of New York does Max live in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Upper East Side.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Brooklyn.

12. Who escorts Dr. Crookman home in Chapter 3?
(a) Max.
(b) Chuck Foster.
(c) His wife.
(d) Bunny.

13. How did Hank Johnson work his way up in New York?
(a) The Numbers racket.
(b) Cutting hair.
(c) The Wall Street game.
(d) Mixing drinks.

14. Who is a Harlem real estate realtor who funded Dr. Crookman's studies in Germany?
(a) Sybil Smith.
(b) Bunny Brown.
(c) Chuck Foster.
(d) Hank Johnson.

15. How old is Reverend Givens' daughter in Chapter 4?
(a) 16.
(b) 20.
(c) 17.
(d) 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is widely used in the U.S. to refer to people of European origin or people who are white, even though the original classification was broader than this?

2. Who is Dr. Shakespeare Agamemnon Beard a portrayal of from history?

3. What is the name of the girlfriend who recently left Max in the beginning of Chapter 1?

4. There were early rumors about whose deceptive business practices in the novel?

5. What holiday begins Chapter 6?

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