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

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

3. Where did Hughes find a job when he returned to New York?
(a) Working on a ship bound for China.
(b) Working on a ship bound for Constantinople and Odessa.
(c) Working on a ship bound for Africa.
(d) Working on a ship bound for Bali.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On his first day in Paris, where did Hughes go?

2. What was the title of Hughes's second book of poems?

3. What area of the country was discussed by Harlem artists as the new place to live?

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

5. What was the "mother ship?"

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