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

2. What was "Shuffle Along?"
(a) A song written for Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong.
(b) A song published in 1928 that became the anthem for Harlem.
(c) A musical review that marked the beginning of the Negro Renaissance.
(d) A musical review in which only men performed in night clubs.

3. Where did Hughes meet Sonya?
(a) In the American Embassy.
(b) On the street in front of the Louvre.
(c) In a cafe where he was drinking coffee.
(d) On the Metro from the rue de la Paix.

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

5. Where did Hughes find work the summer after his freshman year at Columbia?
(a) At a truck garden on Staten Island.
(b) At a bakery in Harlem.
(c) At a newspaper in Cleveland.
(d) At a newspaper in New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Hughes say was the one professor who he was interested in at Columbia?

2. How many fraternities did Hughes pledge for?

3. What was the name of the dormitory at Columbia in which Hughes lived?

4. When did Wallace Thurman die?

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

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