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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long does "Don't You Want to Be Free?" run?
(a) One hundred and thirty-five consecutive performances.
(b) Two hundred and twenty-five consecutive performances.
(c) Nintey-five consecutive performances.
(d) One hundred and fifteen consecutive performances.

2. To where do Langston and his mother move back?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Cleveland.

3. Why does Langston become depressed?
(a) He is still treated unequally.
(b) He is treated worse in the south than in the north.
(c) Racism he witnesses even in the midst of disaster.
(d) Racism is stronger now than a few years ago.

4. Does Langston read his poetry at this luncheon?
(a) Some of it.
(b) Yes.
(c) Just one poem.
(d) No.

5. What has happened to Barcelona, right before Langston arrives?
(a) It has been bombed by the the British.
(b) It is bombed by German and Italian aircraft.
(c) It is destroyed by a nuclear bomb.
(d) It has become a territory of Nazi Germany.

6. Who is Aimie Semple McPherson?
(a) A Communist.
(b) An evangelist.
(c) A housewife.
(d) A politician.

7. Why are Hughes and the crew sent to Odessa?
(a) In order to film some cotton-picking scenes.
(b) In order to film shots that resemble the Russian countryside.
(c) In order to film some footage of a southern town.
(d) In order to film shots that show villagers working in the fields.

8. What has this place become?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A club.
(c) A theater company.
(d) A church.

9. After his first year at Lincoln, where does Hughes rent a room for the summer?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Queens.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Harlem.

10. While in Baton Rouge, what does Langston visit?
(a) Members of the Black Renaissance.
(b) A prison.
(c) A jazz concert hall.
(d) A camp for refugees.

11. In New Orleans, what job does Hughes take?
(a) As a mess boy on a freighter traveling to Cuba.
(b) A job as a mess boy on a freighter traveling to Havana.
(c) As a petty officer on a freighter to Havana.
(d) A job as a petty officer on a freighter traveling to Cuba.

12. Where are Hughes' plays performed?
(a) At the Wintergarden.
(b) At Karamu.
(c) At Footlite.
(d) At the Croswell.

13. Who is the founder of Bethune-Cookman?
(a) Marsha Jay Bethune.
(b) Mary Elizabeth Bethune.
(c) Mary McLeod Bethune.
(d) Margaret Bethune.

14. With what is Hughes' poetry often infused?
(a) Anti-American propaganda.
(b) Political or religious propaganda.
(c) Communist propaganda.
(d) African American propaganda.

15. How does Fisk College reward Hughes for reading his poems at their college?
(a) With an article in the local paper.
(b) With free college tuition.
(c) In a large fee.
(d) With a thank you dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Bethune ask Langston to do for her students?

2. In the spring of 1937 for whom does Hughes travel to Spain as a correspondent?

3. The result of Hughes' time spent writing in this place is what?

4. How does this person feel about Langston's poem, "Goodbye Christ?"

5. When do Langston and his friend set off for the South?

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