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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. By what does Bunny recognize Max in Chapter 2?

2. What word refers to a Caucasian of non-Jewish descent, especially of the Nordic type?

3. Dr. Crookman is opening sanitarium number what in Chapter 5?

4. What term refers to the specific type of central character which leads the action in "Black No More"?

5. There were early rumors about whose deceptive business practices in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Max ask Dr. Crookman in Chapter 1? How does the chapter end?

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

7. How is Max's excitement over being white and indistinguishable an example of irony?

8. Why does Max sell his story to the press after his procedure?

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

10. What is happening to the neighborhood of Harlem in Chapter 3?

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

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"?

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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