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

2. What was "Fire?"
(a) A magazine started by John Davis to expose new black writers.
(b) A "Negro Quarterly of the Arts" published by Hughes and other influential blacks.
(c) A "Quarterly for Negro Intellectuals" first published in 1927.
(d) A book written by Wallace Thurman.

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

4. What famous author wrote the book "cane?"
(a) Jean Toomer.
(b) Julia Peterkin.
(c) James Weldon Johnson.
(d) Margery Latimer.

5. How did Hughes feel when he arrived in Harlem for the first time?
(a) Lost and confused.
(b) Frightened and regretful.
(c) Nervous and uncertain.
(d) Happy and excited.

Short Answer Questions

1. What neighborhood in Paris did Hughes walk through to look for a job and a place to live?

2. What was the "Interstate Tattler?"

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

4. When did Wallace Thurman die?

5. What was the "mother ship?"

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