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

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

3. Who gives Langston a thousand dollar grant?
(a) The member of the Black Renaissance.
(b) His father.
(c) Mary McLeod Bethune.
(d) The Rosenwood Fund.

4. How does Hughes become involved with anti-war campaigns?
(a) Writing and handing out pamphlets to the public.
(b) Speaking to people at rallies.
(c) Advertisements for the radio.
(d) Writing advertisements for billboards.

5. 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 angered and appalled by it.
(d) She is excited about it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During this time he meets with many important literary figures of what movement?

3. Where does Hughes live in Barcelona?

4. When he returned to Harlem in January of 1938, what does Langston do?

5. Where are Hughes' plays performed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Langston do upon returning to the United States?

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

3. What does Langston do when he travels to New Orleans?

4. Why does Langston write the poem "Tomorrow's Seed."

5. What happens to the movie for which Hughes had been asked to become a writer?

6. What is significant about Jesse B. Simple?

7. Why does Hughes travel to Spain?

8. Where do Langston and his mother move? How is this beneficial?

9. What does Aimie Semple McPherson say about Langston?

10. Describe Langston's poetry-reading tour.

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