2. Who is Jesse B. Simple?
(a) A character in one of Langston's poems.
(b) One of Langston's characters.
(c) Langston's best friend.
(d) A member of the Black Renaissance that Langston had met.

3. What does Mrs. Bethune ask Langston to do for her students?
(a) Write a poem about them.
(b) Read some of his poetry to them.
(c) Teach them a poetry lesson.
(d) Encourage them to be writers.

4. Where does Noel Sullivan, an old friend of Hughes', put him up?
(a) In a villa in Spain.
(b) In a townhouse in San Francisco.
(c) In an apartment in Manhattan.
(d) In a cottage in Carmel, California.

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

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

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

8. Where does Langston tour for the entirety of the summer?
(a) The American West.
(b) The American Southwest.
(c) Mexico.
(d) The American South.

9. When Fire is finally published at the end of the summer, how is it received?
(a) With hostile reviews.
(b) With negative reviews.
(c) With mixed reviews.
(d) With positive reviews.

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

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

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

13. What happens when Hughes wakes the next morning?
(a) He receives a letter from his mother saying his father is dead.
(b) His father is ill.
(c) His father calls him.
(d) He receives a telgram saying his father is dead.

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

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