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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 Bruce the chef's reaction to being fired from the Grand Duc?
(a) He left without saying a word to anyone.
(b) He screamed at the boss and threw a chair at him.
(c) He threatened the boss with a sharp kitchen knife, frightening customers away.
(d) He clamly walked out of the back door and set the back of the building on fire.

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

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 grew bored with the route of the ship.
(d) He ran out of money and needed to earn some for school.

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

5. After he returned to America from Italy, how much did Hughes figure his first European trip had cost him?
(a) Seventy dollars and fifty cents.
(b) Six dollars and seventy five cents.
(c) Two hundred dollars.
(d) Five dollars and fifty cents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous dance did the black dancers from America bring with them to Paris?

2. What did Dr. Locke offer to do for Hughes while both men were in Italy?

3. Why did Hughes say he loved his patron?

4. What did people do on Seventh Street in Washington in 1924?

5. Who wrote the play "The Mule Bone?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What survey did Hughes conduct at his college during his senior year? Why was this issue important to Hughes?

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

3. What were some of the places in Italy Hughes saw aboard the ship headed for New York? What happened to him in Valencia?

4. 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?

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

6. Who was Annette, and why was she fired from the Grand Duc? What happened on her last night at the club?

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

8. What other meeting did Dr. Locke arrange for Hughes before leaving town?

9. How did Hughes's patron feel about black in America? How did this manifest itself in her relationship with Hughes?

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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