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

2. What happened when Hughes picked up Jocko at the pet shop?
(a) He was offered $30 for Jocko.
(b) He found Jocko was missing.
(c) He asked the proprietor to keep Jocko there.
(d) He was charged $30 for Jocko's care.

3. In whose honor was the first burial at sea Hughes participated in?
(a) His friend Francis Carco.
(b) The Chief Steward.
(c) His roomate George.
(d) The Chief Engineer of his ship.

4. Where did Hughes finally find a job?
(a) At a hotel as a bellboy.
(b) At a library shelving books.
(c) At a little club as the doorman.
(d) At a restaurant as a cook.

5. Who was shot by the German brewery-master at James Hughes's house in Mexico?
(a) Lotte and Gerta.
(b) Frau Schultz and Gerta.
(c) Frau Schultz and Lotte.
(d) A neighbor and his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the children's play Hughes wrote and published in the "Brownie Book"?

2. How much was Hughes supposed to win by spending the night on the haunted ship?

3. What did Hughes's father finally do for his son?

4. How did Hughes get the money for the pullman car from Washington to McKeesport?

5. What was "Shuffle Along?"

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