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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 is the founder of the Back-to-Africa Society?

2. How did Hank Johnson work his way up in New York?

3. When was the first Ku Klux Klan established?

4. What name did Matthew Fisher go by when he was black?

5. What doorkeeper doesn't recognize Max and tells him to go away in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What hypocrisy is pointed out about Dr. Crookman in Chapter 3?

2. What does Max ask Dr. Crookman in Chapter 1? How does the chapter end?

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

4. What inspires Max to go to the Phyllis Wheatley Hotel in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

8. Describe what Max finds in the Honkey Tonk Club in Chapter 1. What are the clientele like?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Santop Licorice, the Back-to-Africa Society and the Committee for the Preservation of Negro Racial Integrity. How does each relate to the Knights of Nordica?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character of Bunny Brown. How old is Bunny? What are Bunny's feelings about his race and his friendship with Max?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Matthew's experiences in Atlanta as a white man in the 1930s. How does this setting differ from Harlem? What dissatisfies Matthew about white society? Why?

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