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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. Which of Hughes's relatives became Dean of the first law school at Howard University?
(a) His grandfather's brother.
(b) His great uncle.
(c) His grandmother's brother.
(d) His grandfather.

2. Who brought the disciples of Gurdjieff to Harlem?
(a) Zeda Hurston.
(b) Jean Toomer, a talented black author.
(c) Rudolph Fisher.
(d) Hughes himself.

3. Where did Hughes stay when he arrived in Italy?
(a) Denzenzano.
(b) Place de'Cello.
(c) Estavilla.
(d) Manchego.

4. What was in the third box Nagary showed to Hughes and Pey the evening they spent in Burutu?
(a) Gold jewelry, diamonds, and ivory.
(b) Silks, satins, and dyed cottons.
(c) Ivory bracelets, tusks, and figures.
(d) British and French notes and currency.

5. What was the name of the dormitory at Columbia in which Hughes lived?
(a) Hartley Hall.
(b) Hagred Hall.
(c) Humphrey Hall.
(d) Hartland Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was "Shuffle Along?"

2. What did Locke want to talk with Hughes about during their lunch together in Paris?

3. Who was A'Lelia Walker?

4. Where did Hughes meet Vachel Lindsay?

5. What did the men in Africa say to Hughes when he tried to talk to them about Marcus Garvey?

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