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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. Where does Langston say he met a man named Simple?
(a) In a Cleveland center.
(b) In a Detroit club.
(c) In a Harlem bar.
(d) In a New York restaurant.

2. Where does Langston stay the following summer in order to complete his first novel?
(a) Harlem.
(b) New York City.
(c) Carmel, California.
(d) On Lincoln's campus.

3. What does Hughes do when he returns to Moscow?
(a) He waits for his permit to leave.
(b) He learns Russian.
(c) He meets with another movie producer to discuss creating a film about his experiences in Russia.
(d) He writes and sells articles about his travels in Russia.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Hughes wakes the next morning?

2. What has this place become?

3. How do Langston's plays become more socially relevant?

4. With what difficult position is Langston posed?

5. Where does Langston tour for the entirety of the summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What poetry does Hughes write during this summer?

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

3. What difficulties exist for Langston after graduation?

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

5. Describe Langston's poetry-reading tour.

6. Who is Jesse B. Simple?

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

8. What does Aimie Semple McPherson say about Langston?

9. What is significant about Jesse B. Simple?

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

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