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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. With what is Hughes' poetry often infused?
(a) Political or religious propaganda.
(b) Communist propaganda.
(c) Anti-American propaganda.
(d) African American propaganda.

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

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

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

5. What happens to the musical revue for which Langston works as a song lyricist?
(a) It is never seen.
(b) It closes after only one performance.
(c) It has a small amount of success.
(d) It is very successful.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does Langston meet in Ashkhabad?

4. Does Langston read his poetry at this luncheon?

5. What does Langston think about his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What difficulties exist for Langston after graduation?

2. What does Aimie Semple McPherson say about Langston?

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

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

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

6. What does Langston do with the money he earns from the movie?

7. Describe Langston's poetry-reading tour.

8. What is significant about "Don't You Want to Be Free?"

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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