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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. In New Orleans, what job does Hughes take?
(a) As a mess boy on a freighter traveling to Cuba.
(b) A job as a mess boy on a freighter traveling to Havana.
(c) A job as a petty officer on a freighter traveling to Cuba.
(d) As a petty officer on a freighter to Havana.

2. Where does Langston tour for the entirety of the summer?
(a) The American South.
(b) Mexico.
(c) The American Southwest.
(d) The American West.

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

4. How does Fisk College reward Hughes for reading his poems at their college?
(a) With an article in the local paper.
(b) In a large fee.
(c) With a thank you dinner.
(d) With free college tuition.

5. What happens when Hughes wakes the next morning?
(a) His father is ill.
(b) He receives a letter from his mother saying his father is dead.
(c) His father calls him.
(d) He receives a telgram saying his father is dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Fire is finally published at the end of the summer, how is it received?

2. Where are Hughes' plays performed?

3. Why do Lucas and Hughes spend most of their evenings as guests in black households?

4. While in Baton Rouge, what does Langston visit?

5. What is significant about Jesse B. Simple?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aimie Semple McPherson say about Langston?

2. Describe Langston's poetry-reading tour.

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

4. Why does Hughes travel to Spain?

5. How is Langston able to tour the American South for the entirety of the summer?

6. What does Langston do while in Carmel, California?

7. What happens to the movie for which Hughes had been asked to become a writer?

8. Why does Hughes' poetry get him into trouble?

9. What does Langston do with the money he earns from the movie?

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

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