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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 was the title of Hughes's second book of poems?
(a) "Harlem Dancers."
(b) "Negro Pride."
(c) "One Way Out."
(d) "Fine Clothes to the Jew."

2. Why did Hughes say he loved his patron?
(a) She was thoughtful of him, interested in what he wanted to do, kind, and generous.
(b) She was a wealthy woman who spent her money on frivilous things.
(c) She was a beautiful, young, and intelligent woman.
(d) She was a negative woman but she took interest in living things.

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

4. What did people do on Seventh Street in Washington in 1924?
(a) Played the blues, shoveled coal into furnaces, and grumbled.
(b) Played the blues, huddled around fire cans, and argued.
(c) Played the blues, ate barbeque, and laughed a lot.
(d) Played the blued, talked about the whites, and complained.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Hughes's first play?

2. How was Bricktop Ada known among her followers?

3. Where did Hughes stay when he was in New Orleans on his trip in 1927?

4. What did Locke want to talk with Hughes about during their lunch together in Paris?

5. What nightclub was making a lot of money while the Grand Duc was not?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

2. When an alum of the college met Hughes, how did he react to Hughes's survey concerning having black faculty at Lincoln?

3. How did Hughes describe the wedding of Countee Cullen? Why was the wedding the talk of Harlem for a time? How was Hughes involved?

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

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

6. What was "Not Without Laughter"? Why was it important in Hughes's life?

7. While he was still in college, how did Hughes meet the woman who was to become his patron? What story did Hughes tell about their first meeting?

8. How did Hughes conclude his story of the racial survey at Lincoln? What changes did he witness at the school and in how many years?

9. What event brought Hughes to the South in 1927? How did he react to the South and southern cities?

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

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