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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The result of Hughes' time spent writing in this place is what?
(a) A book of short stories.
(b) A play.
(c) A book of poetry.
(d) An autobiography.

2. After they return to New York City, what does Langston begin planning?
(a) A trip to Paris.
(b) Another job on a ship.
(c) A poetry-reading tour.
(d) A tour in Asia.

3. Is Langston interested in teaching after he has graduated college?
(a) At first.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) A little.

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

5. When do Langston and his friend set off for the South?
(a) October of 1931.
(b) October of 1941.
(c) October of 1921.
(d) October of 1951.

6. Why does Hughes ask for a loan from Knopf, his publisher?
(a) For the completion of a book of short stories.
(b) For the completion of his poems about Spain.
(c) For the completion of a book of poems.
(d) For the completion of his autobiography.

7. What is the name of the theater in Los Angeles?
(a) The Next Apollo Theater.
(b) The New Harlem Theater.
(c) The African Theater.
(d) The New Negro Theater.

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

9. In how many books does Simple appear?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

10. Which of Hughes' works is published during this summer?
(a) Prodigal Son and Mulatto.
(b) Prodigal Son and Not Without Laughter.
(c) Mulatto and A House in Taos.
(d) A House in Taos and Not Without Laughter.

11. Where does Langston continue to submit plays?
(a) Footlite.
(b) Hollywood.
(c) Broadway.
(d) The Karamu.

12. In the spring of 1937 for whom does Hughes travel to Spain as a correspondent?
(a) The Crisis, a New York based publication.
(b) Time, a New York based publication.
(c) The Baltimore, a Baltimore based publication.
(d) The African American, a Baltimore based publication.

13. How is "The Big Sea" received by many critics?
(a) Not at all.
(b) Only slightly.
(c) Warmly.
(d) Angrily.

14. What does his mother receive while they are there?
(a) News about her sister.
(b) A letter from his stepfather.
(c) Cancer treatments.
(d) Good care at a reasonable price from a black physician.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the first Simple story appear in the Chicago Defender?

2. With what is Hughes' poetry often infused?

3. When Fire is finally published at the end of the summer, how is it received?

4. Where does the incident occur where the colored teachers of a school were told they'd be fired if Hughes, an assumed Communist, read his poetry?

5. What does Langston receive for "Not Without Laughter?"

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