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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Langston and Zell Ingram, a friend from Cleveland, decide to do?

2. What does Langston think about his father?

3. What does Hughes purchase?

4. In the spring of 1937 for whom does Hughes travel to Spain as a correspondent?

5. Where does Langston stay the following summer in order to complete his first novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jesse B. Simple?

2. What poetry does Hughes write during this summer?

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

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

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

6. Why does Hughes travel to Spain?

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

8. What does Aimie Semple McPherson say about Langston?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Langston goes on a poetry-reading tour.

Part 1) Describe this tour. Why does he go on this tour?

Part 2) How does he affect those to which he speaks? Why?

Part 3) How is Hughes affected by the people to which he speaks and meets?

Part 4) How does racism continue to play a role in Hughes' life during this time?

Essay Topic 2

Langston travels to Asia.

Part 1) How is he able to travel here? Why does he want to go to Asia?

Part 2) Describe his Asian travels. How is he affected by these travels?

Part 3) How do Langston's travels in Asia influence those with whom he meets? Use the text to support your response.

Essay Topic 3

Hughes travels to Spain.

Part 1) Why does he travel to Spain? How is this trip foreshadowed?

Part 2) What does this trip reveal about Hughes' character?

Part 3) How does Hughes' time in Spain affect him and those with whom he comes into contact? Why?

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