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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 did Hughes find true about Lincoln University that was also true about American life?
(a) The same color line that separated blacks and whites.
(b) The color of a person's skin does not affect his education.
(c) The same gender issues in hiring and recruiting.
(d) The social class from which a person comes determines his education.

2. What was the "Interstate Tattler?"
(a) A jazz gossip rag.
(b) A weekly black newspaper.
(c) A monthly black magazine.
(d) A respected black column in the New York Times.

3. How long did Hughes live in Washington D.C.?
(a) One year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Five years.

4. How did Hughes describe the cockroaches in New Orleans?
(a) They were the size of Buicks.
(b) They were loud and some of them flew through the air.
(c) They were the size of mice.
(d) They were small but noisy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hughes meet the woman who was to become his patron?

2. What was Troutbeck?

3. How did Hughes meet Bricktop Ada Smith?

4. What area of the country was discussed by Harlem artists as the new place to live?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What benefit cabaret was hosted by the NAACP to which Hughes was invited? Who did he meet there? Who was singing at the club when he entered?

2. 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.

3. What happened to Hughes when his patron broke off their relationship?

4. Who was Gladys Bentley? How did Hughes describe her?

5. What happened to Hughes on his was back to France that changed his travel plans?

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

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

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. Why did Hughes travel to Italy for the summer? Where did he stay?

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

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