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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. In Chapter 3, Dr. Crookman is tired from all the responsibilities of his new business but believes it will solve what?

2. What black doctor has found a way to turn a black person white in the novel?

3. What do the white men at the table by Max and Bunny ask for them to purchase in Chapter 1?

4. What does the Greek word 'kuklos" mean?

5. Where was the first Ku Klux Klan established?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is Chuck Foster's back-story in the novel?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the life, career, and controversy of George S. Schuyler. How are Schuyler's works and convictions viewed by civil rights activists today?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of duality in the narrative as exemplified by Matthew. What is it about Matthew's actions that are dishonorable? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Define and discuss the literary elements of irony and satire. What elements of satire are evident in the first two chapters of "Black No More"?

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