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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. Where did Dr. Crookman study and gain his expertise?

2. What year is it in Chapter 6?

3. How does Max know Mrs. Blandish?

4. What kind of business does Mrs. Blandish run for black clientele?

5. Who is a former Numbers runner and is now an important player in Black-No-More Inc.?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What discovery does Matthew make about the opposition of Black-No-More in Chapter 4?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of "Black No More". What was New York like in the 1930s regarding race relations? How did this differ in the South?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the history of white supremacy organizations in the U.S. and examine their depiction in the novel. How realistic is the depiction?

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