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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. How does Max know Mrs. Blandish?

2. When was the first Ku Klux Klan established?

3. Who will serve as the new chairman of the Committee for the Preservation of Negro Racial Integrity in Chapter 5?

4. Where does Max go with the reporter after dinner in Chapter 2?

5. Where is Dr. Crookman in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What are Max's first experiences like as a white man in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

8. Who is Dr. Shakespeare Agamemnon Beard? How is he described?

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

10. What threat does Bunny pose to Matthew in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the history of labor unions in the United States. When, where and why did labor unions first organize? What is the difference between unionizing in the North and the South?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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