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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) Margaret Bethune.
(b) Marsha Jay Bethune.
(c) Mary McLeod Bethune.
(d) Mary Elizabeth Bethune.

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

3. In New Orleans, what job does Hughes take?
(a) As a petty officer on a freighter to Havana.
(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 mess boy on a freighter traveling to Cuba.

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

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

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

7. When does the first Simple story appear in the Chicago Defender?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1953.

8. 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.

9. 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 African American, a Baltimore based publication.
(d) The Baltimore, a Baltimore based publication.

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

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

12. What does this group of individuals decide to create?
(a) A black magazine of the arts called Fire.
(b) A black university called New Negro College.
(c) A black theater called the Apollo Theatre.
(d) A black academy called the Renaissance Academy.

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

14. What does Hughes do before leaving for Paris?
(a) He visits the South one last time.
(b) He writes an article about preparing to leave.
(c) He says goodbye to his familly.
(d) He fills out his will.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the musical revue for which Langston works as a song lyricist?

2. While in Baton Rouge, what does Langston visit?

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

4. Where does Langston say he met a man named Simple?

5. For how long does "Don't You Want to Be Free?" run?

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