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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 has happened to Barcelona, right before Langston arrives?

2. What does Mrs. Bethune ask Langston to do for her students?

3. In how many books does Simple appear?

4. Where does Langston continue to submit plays?

5. After his first year at Lincoln, where does Hughes rent a room for the summer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What difficulties exist for Langston after graduation?

10. How is Langston able to tour the American South for the entirety of the summer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Mulatto" appears on Broadway.

Part 1) Why is the subject of this play important to Hughes?

Part 2) What is significant about this play?

Part 3) What does the popularity of this play reveal about the American people at this time?

Essay Topic 2

Hughes has a strong work ethic.

Part 1) How is this revealed early in his life? How does he come about this work ethic?

Part 2) How does this affect his art?

Part 3) Would he have been as successful without this curiosity and interest in the world? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Hughes' family life is unsettled.

Part 1) Describe his family life. Why is it so unsettled?

Part 2) How do his family dynamics affect him?

Part 3) How does the theme of a division between black and white play into this unsettled family?

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