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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through When the Negro Was In Vogue—Nigger Heaven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hughes's father finally do for his son?
(a) Shipped him off to Africa.
(b) Sent him home to Cleveland.
(c) Offered to pay for school in Columbia.
(d) Bought him land in Mexico.

2. When did Wallace Thurman die?
(a) January, 1939.
(b) December, 1934.
(c) September, 1929.
(d) May, 1935.

3. Who was Florence?
(a) Florence Embry, the singer at the Grand Duc.
(b) Florence Henderson, the actress from America.
(c) Florence Nightingale, the writer from Paris.
(d) Florence McCay, the singer at Zelli's.

4. Who did Hughes say was the one professor who he was interested in at Columbia?
(a) Mr. Wagner.
(b) Mr. Wasson.
(c) Mr. Williams.
(d) Mr. Watson.

5. Who was Mrs. Dorsey?
(a) The woman who rented Hughes a room in her home in Harlem.
(b) The woman who published Hughes' poetry.
(c) The woman who hired Hughes at the flower store.
(d) The woman who taught Hughes poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. On his first day in Paris, where did Hughes go?

2. How much a night was the first room Hughes stayed in Paris?

3. Who took over Hughes's English classes when he left Mexico?

4. What did Hughes refer to as the "years of Manhattan's black Renaissance"?

5. What was the "Interstate Tattler?"

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