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

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

3. What does this group of individuals decide to create?

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

5. With what is Hughes' poetry often infused?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Jesse B. Simple?

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

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

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

7. What does Aimie Semple McPherson say about Langston?

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

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

10. What is significant about Jesse B. Simple?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Hughes is a sociologist.

Part 1) How do you know this?

Part 2) How does his curiosity about society get him into trouble? Why does it get him into trouble?

Part 3) How does he use this interest in sociology affect his poetry, as well as his popularity as an artist?

Essay Topic 3

Hughes' work often gets him into trouble.

Part 1) Why does it get him into trouble?

Part 2) Would it get him into trouble today?

Part 3) Do writers and other artists today get themselves into trouble for the same issues Hughes got himself into trouble? Explain.

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