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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was A'Lelia Walker?
(a) The wife of an important politician.
(b) A singer in a Harlem nightclub.
(c) A society woman who gave frequent and grand parties.
(d) A patron of the arts who hired Hughes to write for her.

2. Where did Hughes attend college at the height of the Negro Renaissance?
(a) New Yor University.
(b) Lincoln Universtiy.
(c) Howard University.
(d) Columbia University.

3. In his anecdote about the strawberry greens at dinner, what had the other diners done with the green stems?
(a) No one else had teh green stems on their strawberries.
(b) Others had eaten the stems with their ice cream.
(c) Others had simply left the stems on their plates.
(d) No one else had strawberries except Hughes.

4. What was "Fire?"
(a) A "Quarterly for Negro Intellectuals" first published in 1927.
(b) A book written by Wallace Thurman.
(c) A "Negro Quarterly of the Arts" published by Hughes and other influential blacks.
(d) A magazine started by John Davis to expose new black writers.

5. Where did Hughes find a room in New Orleans when he returned from his sailing adventures?
(a) In the French Quarter near the Cathedral.
(b) On Rampart Street.
(c) On Basin Street.
(d) On Esplanade Avenue.

6. When Hughes wrote "The Big Sea," how many years had passed since he had worked on his survey?
(a) Eighteen years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Twenty five years.
(d) Ten years.

7. What did an elderly graduate of Lincoln who had read Hughes's survey say to Hughes at his graduation?
(a) "The only way to catch flies is with honey."
(b) "You won't get any solutions that way."
(c) "You don't get things out of white folks that way."
(d) "If you break the social rules, you won't get anywhere."

8. At Hughes's college, what was the racial makeup of the faculty?
(a) All black.
(b) Half white and half black.
(c) All white.
(d) Mixed ethnicities.

9. Who did Hughes think of during his lunch with Mr. Barnes?
(a) His first poetry teacher at Columbia.
(b) His high school art teacher.
(c) His girlfriend Mary.
(d) His family in New York.

10. Who did Countee Cullen marry?
(a) Yolande DuBois, daughter of W.E.B. DuBois.
(b) Yolanda Mills, daughter of Florence Mills.
(c) Yolande Lincoln, granddaughter of Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Yolande Becton, daughter of the Reverend Becton.

11. 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.

12. What was the name of Hughes's first play?
(a) "Not Without Laighter."
(b) "Mulatto."
(c) "The Walking Stick."
(d) "The Weary Negro."

13. When did Wallace Thurman die?
(a) May, 1935.
(b) September, 1929.
(c) December, 1934.
(d) January, 1939.

14. Why did Hughes move to Washington D.C.?
(a) His wife asked if they could move there to be near her family.
(b) He wanted to learn more about politics.
(c) His family was there and invited him to come.
(d) He wanted to work at a famous restaurant.

15. What was the name of Hughes's first novel?
(a) "Not Without Regrets."
(b) "Not Without Tribulations."
(c) "Not Without Tears."
(d) "Not Without Laughter."

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Hughes the "town curiosity" while he was in Italy?

2. When Hughes entered Lincoln, what was the racial make-up of the Board of Trustees?

3. How did Hughes learn to wait tables and serve drinks?

4. Who came to Annette's rescue at fight at the Grand Duc?

5. Who was the first company to publish a book of Hughes's poetry?

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