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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 waits for his permit to leave.
(d) He writes and sells articles about his travels in Russia.

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

3. When Fire is finally published at the end of the summer, how is it received?
(a) With hostile reviews.
(b) With negative reviews.
(c) With mixed reviews.
(d) With positive reviews.

4. Why do Lucas and Hughes spend most of their evenings as guests in black households?
(a) They are welcomed by the communities they visit.
(b) They do not feel comfortable staying in hotels.
(c) They do not trust white people.
(d) They are often unwelcome in hotels.

5. Where does Noel Sullivan, an old friend of Hughes', put him up?
(a) In an apartment in Manhattan.
(b) In a cottage in Carmel, California.
(c) In a townhouse in San Francisco.
(d) In a villa in Spain.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Into what language are Langston's poems translated?

3. To where do Langston and his mother move back?

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

5. Why are Hughes and the crew sent to Odessa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Langston do with a four hundred dollar prize for "Not Without Laughter?"

2. What does Langston do while in Carmel, California?

3. What poetry does Hughes write during this summer?

4. Describe Langston's poetry-reading tour.

5. What does Langston do after his first year at Lincoln?

6. How is Langston able to tour the American South for the entirety of the summer?

7. What does Langston do, while he is in Chicago?

8. Why does Hughes' poetry get him into trouble?

9. What happens after Langston returns to New York City?

10. What does Langston do when he returns to Harlem?

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