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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. About what is Hughes to report?

2. How does Hughes become involved with anti-war campaigns?

3. Who does Langston meet in Ashkhabad?

4. The result of Hughes' time spent writing in this place is what?

5. Who does Simple represent?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Hughes travel to Spain?

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

7. What is significant about Jesse B. Simple?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hughes travels to Africa.

Part 1) Describe his trip. Does it turn out as he expected? Why or why not?

Part 2) What is ironic about this trip?

Part 3) Why is color so important to various cultures at this time? Is race still important today? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Hughes does not want to climb the social ladder.

Part 1) Why does he not want to climb the social ladder?

Part 2) Is he trying to help others climb the social ladder? Why or why not?

Part 3) Has Hughes climbed the social ladder, even though it is something he does not want? Explain.

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