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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. Who hosts a pre-election party in Chapter 11?

2. What political party does Rufus Kretin belong to?

3. When does Rufus Kretin visit the Knights of Nordica office in Chapter 8?

4. What word means to go from one country, region, or place to another?

5. What do Snobbcraft and Dr. Buggerie find at the Anglo-Saxon Association's headquarters in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How do the antihero and his conspirators escape in Chapter 12?

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

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

8. What does Givens do upon arrival in Chapter 12? What does Helen ask Matthew?

9. How do Snobbcraft and Dr. Buggerie attempt to cover their tracks in Chapter 11? What do they discover?

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

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

Discuss the portrayal of black society in Black No More. Do you think that the characters are justified in abandoning their ancestry for a better life? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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