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The Big Sea: An Autobiography Quiz

Langston Hughes
This Study Guide consists of approximately 30 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Big Sea.
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The Big Sea: An Autobiography Quiz

Langston Hughes
This Study Guide consists of approximately 30 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Big Sea.

Take our free The Big Sea quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What famous dance did the black dancers from America bring with them to Paris? (from Part II, Big Sea, Don't Hit a Woman—Distinguished Visitor)

2.

How long did Hughes live in Washington D.C.? (from Italy—Poetry is Practical)

3.

How did Hughes describe the Saturday night rent parties he attended? (from When the Negro Was In Vogue—Nigger Heaven)

4.

Where did Hughes get his pet monkey? (from Part II, Big Sea, Africa—Standee)

5.

Why did Hughes return to New Orleans and leave his job on the ship running to and from Havana? (from Spectacles in Color—Not Without Laughter)

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