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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. With whom did Hughes stay his first night in New York City?
(a) His mother and stepfather who met him there.
(b) No one, he stayed by himself in a hotel.
(c) Friends he knew from teaching English in Mexico.
(d) Two Mexicans he had met on the ship.

2. What did Hughes refer to as the "years of Manhattan's black Renaissance"?
(a) The turn of the century.
(b) The early 1900's.
(c) The 1920's.
(d) The 1930's.

3. What nightclub was making a lot of money while the Grand Duc was not?
(a) Le Maggots.
(b) Le Figaro.
(c) Chez Helene.
(d) Chez Florence.

4. 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 Africa.
(c) Working on a ship bound for Constantinople and Odessa.
(d) Working on a ship bound for Bali.

5. How did Hughes's father feel about Negroes?
(a) He hated them.
(b) He respected them.
(c) He liked them.
(d) He did not care one way or another.

Short Answer Questions

1. What canned meat did Frau Schultz and Hughes enjoy that had a label written in Spanish only?

2. Who was shot by the German brewery-master at James Hughes's house in Mexico?

3. What rivers were on Hughes's mind when he wrote his famous poem on the way to Mexico?

4. What was Hughes's job on the ship across the ocean?

5. What did Hughes consider the "greatest Negro city in the world?"

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