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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. When did Hughes finally leave Mexico to return to America?
(a) September, 1921.
(b) September, 1923.
(c) August, 1921.
(d) October, 1920.

2. Where did Hughes's ship land on Christmas eve in 1923?
(a) Paris.
(b) Constantinople.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Rotterdam.

3. Who took over Hughes's English classes when he left Mexico?
(a) James Hughes.
(b) Frau Schultz.
(c) A woman in the village.
(d) A woman from Arkansas.

4. How did Hughes feel about Columbia once he started college there?
(a) He loved it.
(b) He did not like it.
(c) He was bored and tired of it.
(d) He was homesick for Cleveland.

5. How many fraternities did Hughes pledge for?
(a) One, his friend Craig's fraternity.
(b) None, he dropped out of college.
(c) Two, both black fraternities.
(d) None, he was not invited to pledge for any.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Hughes finally find a job?

2. Who was A'Lelia Walker?

3. Who brought the disciples of Gurdjieff to Harlem?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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