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

3. Why did Hughes return to New Orleans and leave his job on the ship running to and from Havana?
(a) He became tired of the Chinese men on board the ship.
(b) School was starting and he wanted to spend the rest of his time in New Orleans,
(c) He ran out of money and needed to earn some for school.
(d) He grew bored with the route of the ship.

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

5. What poem of Hughes won first prize in Witter Bynner's Intercollegiate Undergraduate Poetry Contest in 1926?
(a) "Wandering Fool."
(b) "A Raisin in the Sun."
(c) "Walking Stick."
(d) "A House in Taos."

6. Where did Hughes meet Vachel Lindsay?
(a) On Seventh Street.
(b) At the Wardman Park Hotel.
(c) At a NAACP function.
(d) At a formal reception for a local black poet.

7. What was unusual to Hughes about the Hamilton Club Lodge Ball at Rockland Plaza Casino?
(a) Women dress as men and men dress as women and prizes are awarded.
(b) Women dress as men and are the asked to dance by the men.
(c) Men dress up as women and the women in the room are spectators.
(d) Women invite the men to dance and have dinner with them.

8. How did Hughes compare talking with Mr. Barnes about art?
(a) Like taking a college class.
(b) Like drinking fine wine.
(c) Like talking business with his father.
(d) Like dining with a food critic.

9. What was the name of the poem that won Hughes his first poetry prize?
(a) "The Blues Woman."
(b) "The Weary Blues."
(c) "The Black Walking Stick."
(d) "The Black Man's Blues."

10. To whom did Hughes give copies of his poetry after he won the poetry prize?
(a) George Emerson.
(b) Carl Van Vechten.
(c) James Dickenson.
(d) Alfred Locke.

11. What did Hughes by in a shop on Poydras Street that found him on his way to Havana the next day?
(a) Go-and-Stay Powder.
(b) Voodoo Powder.
(c) Wishing Powder.
(d) Good Luck Powder.

12. When Hughes entered Lincoln, what was the racial make-up of the Board of Trustees?
(a) The Board was 50% black.
(b) The Board was all white.
(c) The Board was 20% black.
(d) The Board was all black.

13. What happened to Hughes to make it possible for him to write "Not Without Laughter?"
(a) A grant from the NAACVP.
(b) The financial support of his patron.
(c) Fudnign from the Urban Leaugue.
(d) He received a large royalty check for some of his poems.

14. When and why was Hughes invited to Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee?
(a) To read his poems in 1929.
(b) To read his poems at commencement in 1927.
(c) To give an address in 1928.
(d) To give a speech at commencement in 1926.

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