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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. Why did Hughes turn down Alain Locke's request to meet with him?
(a) He was afraid.
(b) He was busy.
(c) He was angry.
(d) He was frustrated.

2. What happened when Hughes picked up Jocko at the pet shop?
(a) He was charged $30 for Jocko's care.
(b) He found Jocko was missing.
(c) He was offered $30 for Jocko.
(d) He asked the proprietor to keep Jocko there.

3. Who was the famous bullfighter visiting from Spain when Hughes was in Mexico?
(a) Matador Huscalla.
(b) Serijego Mattillas.
(c) Sanchez Mejias.
(d) Matador Mejeres.

4. Who was one person Dr. Locke arranged for Hughes to meet in Paris?
(a) Raymond Carver.
(b) Paul Guillaume.
(c) Charles de Gaulle.
(d) Maria Callas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Langston Hughes want to attend college?

2. What did the sailors do on the first day out of the harbor on the way to Africa?

3. What was "Shuffle Along?"

4. What was Marcus Garvey known as in Africa?

5. Where was Hughes when he was refused service at the train station soda fountain?

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