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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 does Langston receive for "Not Without Laughter?"

2. For how long does "Don't You Want to Be Free?" run?

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

4. During this time he meets with many important literary figures of what movement?

5. Why are Hughes and the crew sent to Odessa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What poetry does Hughes write during this summer?

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

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

4. What difficulties exist for Langston after graduation?

5. Describe Langston's poetry-reading tour.

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Langston is involved in anti-war campaigns.

Part 1) How is he involved in anti-war campaigns? Why is he involved in these campaigns?

Part 2) How does his early interest in social issues foreshadow this?

Part 3) How do his anti-war campaigns affect others? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Hughes says he begins writing poetry because "he could not help himself."

Part 1) Why does he not have this attitude early on in life?

Part 2) What causes this change?

Part 3) How does this type of attitude lead him through his life?

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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