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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 Sonya finally find a job?
(a) At a bakery.
(b) At a small restaurant.
(c) At the library.
(d) At Zelli's night club.

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

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

4. What was the "mother ship?"
(a) A ship carrying generals and dignitaries to ocean liners.
(b) A ship carrying soldiers to submarine boats.
(c) A ship carrying a crew to keep the dead ships in order.
(d) A ship carrying food and supplies to soldiers at sea.

5. On his first day in Paris, where did Hughes go?
(a) To the Louvre.
(b) To the Royal Library.
(c) To a hotel.
(d) To an opera performance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who starred in "La Revue Negre" in Paris with Maude Russell and Claude Hopkins?

2. What happened when Hughes picked up Jocko at the pet shop?

3. Who brought the disciples of Gurdjieff to Harlem?

4. How old was Hughes's little brother Kit when Hughes returned from Africa?

5. Who was Rayford Logan?

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