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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. Who escorts Dr. Crookman home in Chapter 3?

2. Mrs. Blandish suggests in Chapter 2 that black people have no what?

3. Where does Max intend to board a train at the end of Chapter 2?

4. Reverend Henry Givens is described as an "ex" what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the black community changing in Chapter 5?

2. What is the basic premise and plot of the story "Black No More"?

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

4. Why do the leaders of the National Social Equality League call a conference in Chapter 5?

5. What examples of uniting take place in Chapter 6?

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

7. What is happening to the neighborhood of Harlem in Chapter 3?

8. Where is Max in Chapter 4? How has his identity changed?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Dr. Crookman, Hank Johnson and Chuck Foster. What is the history of each character and what characteristics does each embody?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the portrayal of black society in Black No More. Do you think that the characters are justified in abandoning their ancestry for a better life? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe W.E.B. Du Bois and the history of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. How are these satirized in the novel?

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