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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Why did Hughes disembark from the boat trip up the Saguenay River to see the northern lights?
(a) The steward refused to seat him for dinner until the white passengers had eaten.
(b) The captain refused to let him aboard the ship because he was black.
(c) The steward insisted he take his dinner in the kitchen.
(d) The captain refused to allow him to stay in his paid-for accomodations.

3. 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) Men dress up as women and the women in the room are spectators.
(c) Women dress as men and are the asked to dance by the men.
(d) Women invite the men to dance and have dinner with them.

4. 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) "If you break the social rules, you won't get anywhere."
(d) "You don't get things out of white folks that way."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Hughes robbed of his money and his passport?

2. When and why was Hughes invited to Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee?

3. Why did Hughes want to return to college?

4. Why did the manager of the Grand Duc decide to fire Bruce, the chef?

5. Why did Hughes take the summer off from the Grand Duc to go to Italy in the summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Bruce? Why did he become upset at work? What happened when the boss fired him? How did this affect Hughes?

2. What poem did Hughes submit to "Opportunity" magazine owned by the National Urban League? What was the poem about? What happened to the poem that changes Hughes's life?

3. What was hazing at Lincoln University? What kinds of things did hazing involve? What was Hughes's initiation ritual for his fraternity?

4. How did Hughes compare Bricktop Ada Smith and Florence? How were the two women different?

5. Where did Hughes attend college during the 1920s? When was the college founded and by whom? Where is the college located?

6. What did Florence do after the brawl at the Grand Duc? How did this affect the club and what did the owner finally do?

7. Where was the Interracial Conference Hughes attended during his sophomore year located? What story did Hughes tell about this conference?

8. What was "Shuffle Along" and why was it important in the history of the Black Renaissance in Harlem of the 1920s? Who were some of the important blacks associated with music in the 1920s in Harlem.

9. What was the "Messenger"? Who ran it? Why was the editor and the "Messenger" important to Hughes?

10. Who was Hughes's distinguished visitor? Why was the visit an important one?

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