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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. When does Rufus Kretin visit the Knights of Nordica office in Chapter 8?
2. What rumor do Matthew's operatives spread about the chairman of the strike for the mill workers in Chapter 7?
3. In Chapter 11, Matthew tells Bunny he sent Helen to resorts, thinking that travel might what?
4. Who tells the Anglo-Saxon Association's Board of Directors that he can prove a large portion of the population possess non-white ancestry in Chapter 10?
5. Who sends a newspaper upstairs to Helen's room in Chapter 12?
Short Essay Questions
1. What obstacle and danger does Matthew face at the end of Chapter 10?
2. How do the antihero and his conspirators escape in Chapter 12?
3. In what way does Matthew cheat everyone involved in the strike in Chapter 7?
4. What word does Matthew receive of a strike in Chapter 7? Where does he go?
5. What are Matthew's thoughts about Helen's pregnancy in Chapter 11?
6. What does Buggerie reveal about Snobbcraft's ancestry in Chapter 11? What of the other candidates?
7. Who are the Anglo-Saxon Association of America, and who leads them?
8. How do Snobbcraft and Dr. Buggerie attempt to cover their tracks in Chapter 11? What do they discover?
9. What does Givens do upon arrival in Chapter 12? What does Helen ask Matthew?
10. What does Dr. Buggerie inform Snobbcraft about the data in Chapter 11?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Dr. Crookman, Hank Johnson and Chuck Foster. What is the history of each character and what characteristics does each embody?
Essay Topic 2
Describe W.E.B. Du Bois and the history of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. How are these satirized in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the themes of race and commerce in the narrative. From Max's viewpoint, what is needed to achieve happiness in the United States? Why?
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