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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through When the Negro Was In Vogue—Nigger Heaven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who brought the disciples of Gurdjieff to Harlem?
(a) Zeda Hurston.
(b) Jean Toomer, a talented black author.
(c) Hughes himself.
(d) Rudolph Fisher.

2. How much was Hughes supposed to win by spending the night on the haunted ship?
(a) Ten dollars.
(b) Twenty dollars.
(c) Five dollars.
(d) A bottle of scotch.

3. Where did Hughes's ship land on Christmas eve in 1923?
(a) Constantinople.
(b) Paris.
(c) Rotterdam.
(d) Amsterdam.

4. How much a night was the first room Hughes stayed in Paris?
(a) Five dollars a night.
(b) Two dollars a night.
(c) One dollar a night.
(d) Fifty cents a night.

5. Who was shot by the German brewery-master at James Hughes's house in Mexico?
(a) A neighbor and his wife.
(b) Lotte and Gerta.
(c) Frau Schultz and Gerta.
(d) Frau Schultz and Lotte.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hughes's father finally do for his son?

2. Who was Florence?

3. How did Hughes get the money for the pullman car from Washington to McKeesport?

4. Where did Zora Neale Hurston attend college?

5. Who was Bruce?

(see the answer key)

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