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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through When the Negro Was In Vogue—Nigger Heaven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hughes's mother do after he left home to return to New York?
(a) She let Kit keep Jocko as his pet.
(b) She sold Jocko to a pet store in Pittsburgh.
(c) She sent Jocko back to Africa on the S.S. Malone.
(d) She sent Jocko to Hughes' father in Mexico.

2. Who took over Hughes's English classes when he left Mexico?
(a) A woman from Arkansas.
(b) Frau Schultz.
(c) A woman in the village.
(d) James Hughes.

3. Where did Hughes meet Sonya?
(a) In the American Embassy.
(b) In a cafe where he was drinking coffee.
(c) On the street in front of the Louvre.
(d) On the Metro from the rue de la Paix.

4. Who did Hughes say was the one professor who he was interested in at Columbia?
(a) Mr. Wasson.
(b) Mr. Wagner.
(c) Mr. Watson.
(d) Mr. Williams.

5. Why did Hughes turn down Alain Locke's request to meet with him?
(a) He was angry.
(b) He was frustrated.
(c) He was afraid.
(d) He was busy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poem of Hughes won first prize in Witter Bynner's Intercollegiate Undergraduate Poetry Contest in 1926?

2. Where did Hughes find a job when he returned to New York?

3. With whom did Hughes stay his first night in New York City?

4. Why was the dormitory director at Columbia reluctant to give Hughes his room?

5. Where did Sonya finally find a job?

(see the answer key)

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