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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 11, Matthew reveals to Bunny that Helen will be having a baby in how long?

2. Where does Matthew want to send Helen in Chapter 8?

3. Where do the Givens' and others escape to in Chapter 12?

4. Dr. Buggerie tells Snobbcraft in Chapter 11 that he believes Matthew used to be what?

5. What do the mill owners build for their employees, who have no time to use it?

Short Essay Questions

1. How long has Black-No-More Inc. been in operation in Chapter 8? What impact has this had on society?

2. Why does Rufus Kretin meet with Matthew in Chapter 8?

3. Who is nominated in Chapter 10 for the Democratic candidate for the Presidency?

4. What does Dr. Buggerie promise to produce to Arthur Snobbcraft in Chapter 9?

5. What word does Matthew receive of a strike in Chapter 7? Where does he go?

6. How does Matthew discredit the chairman of the strike in Chapter 7?

7. How does Matthew go about shutting down the Republican vote in Chapter 9?

8. What are Matthew's thoughts about Helen's pregnancy in Chapter 11?

9. What obstacle and danger does Matthew face at the end of Chapter 10?

10. How are the opposing Presidential candidates presented in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the characters of Mr. Blickdoff and Mr. Hortzenboff and the setting of Paradise, South Carolina. Why are the workers threatening a strike at the mill?

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

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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