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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Hughes purchase?
(a) A van.
(b) A plane.
(c) A Ford.
(d) A bus.

7. What has this place become?
(a) A church.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A theater company.
(d) A club.

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

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

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

11. Where does Hughes live in Barcelona?
(a) In a resort.
(b) Near the front line.
(c) Far from the fighting.
(d) In a tiny, quiet village.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much success does Langston have with these submissions?

2. With what difficult position is Langston posed?

3. What is significant about Jesse B. Simple?

4. Who is Aimie Semple McPherson?

5. After they return to New York City, what does Langston begin planning?

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