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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. Where are Hughes' plays performed?
(a) At the Croswell.
(b) At Footlite.
(c) At the Wintergarden.
(d) At Karamu.

2. The result of Hughes' time spent writing in this place is what?
(a) A book of short stories.
(b) A play.
(c) An autobiography.
(d) A book of poetry.

3. Where does Langston stay the following summer in order to complete his first novel?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Carmel, California.
(c) On Lincoln's campus.
(d) New York City.

4. Where does the incident occur where the colored teachers of a school were told they'd be fired if Hughes, an assumed Communist, read his poetry?
(a) Hammond, Indiana.
(b) Detroit, Michigan.
(c) Indianapolis, Indiana.
(d) Gary, Indiana.

5. Who is Aimie Semple McPherson?
(a) An evangelist.
(b) A Communist.
(c) A politician.
(d) A housewife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the musical revue for which Langston works as a song lyricist?

2. When he returned to Harlem in January of 1938, what does Langston do?

3. To where do Langston and his mother move back?

4. How does Hughes find the script, which was written by a Russian?

5. How much success does Langston have with these submissions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Langston do, while he is in Chicago?

2. What happens after Langston returns to New York City?

3. What does Langston do when he returns to Harlem?

4. What is significant about "Don't You Want to Be Free?"

5. Why does Hughes travel to Spain?

6. Describe Langston's poetry-reading tour.

7. Why does Langston write the poem "Tomorrow's Seed."

8. What is significant about Jesse B. Simple?

9. What difficulties exist for Langston after graduation?

10. What does Aimie Semple McPherson say about Langston?

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