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

2. Which of Hughes' works is published during this summer?
(a) A House in Taos and Not Without Laughter.
(b) Prodigal Son and Mulatto.
(c) Prodigal Son and Not Without Laughter.
(d) Mulatto and A House in Taos.

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

4. What do Langston and Zell Ingram, a friend from Cleveland, decide to do?
(a) Travel to Asia.
(b) Travel to Paris.
(c) Travel to California.
(d) Travel to the South.

5. 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 a book of short stories.
(d) For the completion of his poems about Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the musical revue for which Langston works as a song lyricist?

2. What has happened to Barcelona, right before Langston arrives?

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

4. What is significant about Jesse B. Simple?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about Jesse B. Simple?

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

3. Who is Jesse B. Simple?

4. What difficulties exist for Langston after graduation?

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

6. Why does Hughes travel to Spain?

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

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

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

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

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