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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what does Bunny recognize Max in Chapter 2?
(a) His hat.
(b) His smile.
(c) His voice.
(d) His ears.

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

3. Who is the founder of the Back-to-Africa Society?
(a) Dr. Joseph Bonds.
(b) Walter Williams.
(c) Santop Licorice.
(d) Dr. Shakespeare Agamemnon Beard.

4. There were early rumors about whose deceptive business practices in the novel?
(a) Hank Johnson's.
(b) Bunny Brown.
(c) Chuck Foster's.
(d) Dr. Junius Crookman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What title does Matthew hold in the Knights of Nordica in Chapter 6?

2. What does Max offer to pay for Bunny in Chapter 2?

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

4. Who do the the Knights of Nordica have on their payroll fighting the Committee for the Preservation of Negro Racial Integrity in Chapter 6?

5. How long has Black-No-More been in operation in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Max remark about his skin after the procedure in Chapter 2? How is this satirical?

2. What concern faces Matthew about starting a family in Chapter 6?

3. What does Dr. Crookman believe his company is doing for society? Why is this absurd?

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

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

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

7. What do Matthew's actions determine his character to be in the plot of "Black No More" in Chapter 4?

8. Describe Matthew's experiences in a white world in Chapter 4. Is he happy?

9. What conversation does Max have with Bunny in the end of Chapter 2? What is indicated by it?

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

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