2. 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?

3. Where did Max and Bunny first meet?

4. What holiday begins Chapter 6?

5. What is the name of Dr. Crookman's company?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where and when does Chapter 1 of "Black No More" begin? What two characters meet in the opening?

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

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

7. How does Hank Johnson feel about the publicity Black-No-More is getting in Chapter 3? What is Hank's history?

8. What plans are discussed for Black-No-More Inc. in the beginning of Chapter 5?

9. How is Max's excitement over being white and indistinguishable an example of irony?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss America's racial history and the South during the 1930s. What was life like for African Americans in the South? How was it different in the North?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the condition of non-unionized workers during the 1930s and discuss the theme of greed in the novel. How does Schuyler create empathy in the reader for characters such as the mill workers?

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