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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 ends up gaining the Democratic candidacy for President in Chapter 10?

2. Where did Buggerie leave the summary sheet of the data in Chapter 11?

3. What statistician does the Anglo-Saxon Association of America hire in Chapter 9?

4. What does Matthew tell the mill owners he will do if they choose not to pay him?

5. In Chapter 11, Matthew tells Bunny he sent Helen to resorts, thinking that travel might what?

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 are Democrats worried about losing votes in Chapter 8?

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

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

5. What does Buggerie reveal about Snobbcraft's ancestry in Chapter 11? What of the other candidates?

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

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

8. Why do the mill laborers distrust the New York unionizers in Chapter 7?

9. What can be ascertained by Matthew's jealousy of Bunny in Chapter 12?

10. What is notable about the broadcasting company name in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the life, career, and controversy of George S. Schuyler. How are Schuyler's works and convictions viewed by civil rights activists today?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss America's racial history and the South during the 1930s. What was life like for African Americans in the South? How was it different in the North?

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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