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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long does "Don't You Want to Be Free?" run?
(a) Two hundred and twenty-five consecutive performances.
(b) One hundred and thirty-five consecutive performances.
(c) Nintey-five consecutive performances.
(d) One hundred and fifteen consecutive performances.

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

3. When he returned to Harlem in January of 1938, what does Langston do?
(a) He helps build a theater for blacks called the Harlem Suitcase Theater.
(b) He writes a play.
(c) He runs the Harlem Suitcase Theater.
(d) He protests the war.

4. When does Langston return to the United States?
(a) After the Great Depression.
(b) In the midst of the Great Depression.
(c) Before the Great Depression.
(d) A week after the Crash.

5. How does Fisk College reward Hughes for reading his poems at their college?
(a) With an article in the local paper.
(b) With a thank you dinner.
(c) In a large fee.
(d) With free college tuition.

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

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

8. In how many books does Simple appear?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Ten.

9. Where does Langston continue to submit plays?
(a) Footlite.
(b) Broadway.
(c) Hollywood.
(d) The Karamu.

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

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

12. In New Orleans, what job does Hughes take?
(a) A job as a mess boy on a freighter traveling to Havana.
(b) As a mess boy on a freighter traveling to Cuba.
(c) A job as a petty officer on a freighter traveling to Cuba.
(d) As a petty officer on a freighter to Havana.

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

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

15. 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) The African American, a Baltimore based publication.
(d) Time, a New York based publication.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does this trip south take Langston?

3. How does Hughes become involved with anti-war campaigns?

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

5. When Fire is finally published at the end of the summer, how is it received?

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