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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) A job as a petty officer on a freighter traveling to Cuba.
(d) As a petty officer on a freighter to Havana.

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

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

6. How much success does Langston have with these submissions?
(a) No.
(b) Little.
(c) Much.
(d) Overwhelming.

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

8. How does Hughes find the script, which was written by a Russian?
(a) To be a highly inaccurate portrayal of Russia.
(b) To be a highly inaccurate portrayal of America.
(c) To be a highly accurate portrayal of Russia.
(d) To be a highly accurate portrayal of America.

9. How does Hughes become involved with anti-war campaigns?
(a) Writing advertisements for billboards.
(b) Speaking to people at rallies.
(c) Writing and handing out pamphlets to the public.
(d) Advertisements for the radio.

10. What does Hughes do when he returns to Moscow?
(a) He learns Russian.
(b) He waits for his permit to leave.
(c) He meets with another movie producer to discuss creating a film about his experiences in Russia.
(d) He writes and sells articles about his travels in Russia.

11. To whom is "Tomorrow's Seed" dedicated?
(a) To Pablo Picasso and his work in Spain.
(b) To the Fascists.
(c) To the people of Spain.
(d) To the American soldiers he meets.

12. With what difficult position is Langston posed?
(a) Teaching in a school in which he does not want to be.
(b) Not having time to write all that he wishes to write.
(c) Writing material he has no interest in writing.
(d) Wanting to write but needing to make money.

13. During this time he meets with many important literary figures of what movement?
(a) The African American Movement.
(b) The Black Wave.
(c) The Black Renaissance.
(d) The Harlem Movement.

14. Why are his readings canceled?
(a) There is no place large enough hold the crowds that want to meet him.
(b) They are afraid of him.
(c) Due to public outbursts.
(d) No one wants to hear him speak.

15. Where does Langston stay the following summer in order to complete his first novel?
(a) New York City.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Carmel, California.
(d) On Lincoln's campus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does his mother receive while they are there?

2. How do Langston's plays become more socially relevant?

3. Which of Hughes' works is published during this summer?

4. What do Langston and Zell Ingram, a friend from Cleveland, decide to do?

5. What does this group of individuals decide to create?

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