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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. How long was the sail to Africa from New York?
(a) Four months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Eight months.
(d) Six months.

2. What made Hughes the "town curiosity" while he was in Italy?
(a) He was tall.
(b) He was a black man.
(c) He was an American.
(d) He was very shy.

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

4. How old was Hughes's little brother Kit when Hughes returned from Africa?
(a) About ten.
(b) About twelve.
(c) About eleven.
(d) About thirteen.

5. Who was Mrs. Dorsey?
(a) The woman who hired Hughes at the flower store.
(b) The woman who rented Hughes a room in her home in Harlem.
(c) The woman who taught Hughes poetry.
(d) The woman who published Hughes' poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many ports along the west African shore did the S.S. Malone visit?

2. How much a night was the first room Hughes stayed in Paris?

3. Who was Captain Ralph Quarles?

4. What did Hughes's ship take from Africa back to the United States?

5. How did Hughes meet Bricktop Ada Smith?

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