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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Langston receive for "Not Without Laughter?"
(a) A four hundred dollar prize.
(b) A four thousand dollar prize.
(c) A one hundred dollar prize.
(d) A one thousand dollar prize.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What is significant about Jesse B. Simple?
(a) It is the longest running and perhaps greatest influence on the black community.
(b) He is a simple man, like many people.
(c) He is very influential in Langston's life.
(d) His poem is the most published of all African American writings.

12. Who does Langston meet in Ashkhabad?
(a) A dancer who becomes his girlfriend.
(b) A reporter named Allan Cumming.
(c) An actress who is also a writer.
(d) A reporter named Arthur Koestler.

13. Where does this trip south take Langston?
(a) To community centers and high schools.
(b) To famous theaters.
(c) To unversities and concert halls.
(d) To colleges, high schools, and local meeting places.

14. How does this person feel about Langston's poem, "Goodbye Christ?"
(a) She is angered and appalled by it.
(b) She is saddened by it.
(c) She is slightly nervous about it.
(d) She is excited about it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Langston tour for the entirety of the summer?

2. How does Fisk College reward Hughes for reading his poems at their college?

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

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

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

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