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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. On his first day in Paris, where did Hughes go?
(a) To the Royal Library.
(b) To a hotel.
(c) To an opera performance.
(d) To the Louvre.

2. Where did Hughes go to see the bullfights in Mexico?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) Tucales.
(c) Guatalahara.
(d) Maderia.

3. What souvenir did Hughes jump in the bullfighting ring just after the fight to get?
(a) Golden sword handle.
(b) Golden banderillas.
(c) The matador's cape.
(d) The matador's hat.

4. What job did Hughes finally find once he moved to Washington D.C,?
(a) He worked as a messenger for the newspaper.
(b) He worked for a wet wash laundry.
(c) He worked as an editor at a publishing house.
(d) He worked as a page at the Library of Congress.

5. Why did Hughes have trouble writing about bullfights?
(a) He had not seen enough bullfights to be able to write about them.
(b) He believed only Hemmingway was capable of writing about bullfights.
(c) He believed they must be seen and heard to be appreciated.
(d) He felt too sorry for the bulls who died.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were all but one of the six passengers aboard the S.S Malone?

2. How did Hughes meet Bricktop Ada Smith?

3. Where was Hughes's ship traveling to when he left America?

4. How did Hughes think poems were like rainbows?

5. Where did Langston Hughes want to attend college?

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