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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. Where did Zora Neale Hurston attend college?
(a) Smith.
(b) Barnard.
(c) New York University.
(d) Newcomb.

2. Who was Bruce?
(a) The bellman at Hughes' hotel.
(b) The maitre'd at Zelli's.
(c) The bouncer at the Grand Duc.
(d) The cook at the Grand Duc.

3. Who was Rayford Logan?
(a) The man Hughes used as a reference to get a job at the Sorbonne.
(b) The man Hughes met in Paris who helped Hughes find a job.
(c) The man Hughes met at Howard University who had published Hughes's work.
(d) The man Hughes introduced to Sonya.

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

5. What was the name of the dormitory at Columbia in which Hughes lived?
(a) Hartland Hall.
(b) Hartley Hall.
(c) Humphrey Hall.
(d) Hagred Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hughes describe the Saturday night rent parties he attended?

2. Where did Hughes meet Sonya?

3. Why did Hughes never go to the Cotton Club in Harlem?

4. How did Hughes feel when he arrived in Harlem for the first time?

5. What did Hughes's mother do after he left home to return to New York?

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