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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. What did one sailor pass off as French francs in one small French colony African town?
(a) United Flour and Tea coupons.
(b) British pound notes.
(c) Danish Krona.
(d) United Cigar Store coupons.

2. What souvenir did Hughes jump in the bullfighting ring just after the fight to get?
(a) The matador's cape.
(b) Golden banderillas.
(c) Golden sword handle.
(d) The matador's hat.

3. What was the name of the poem that won Hughes his first poetry prize?
(a) "The Weary Blues."
(b) "The Blues Woman."
(c) "The Black Walking Stick."
(d) "The Black Man's Blues."

4. Where did Hughes find a job when he returned to New York?
(a) Working on a ship bound for Bali.
(b) Working on a ship bound for Constantinople and Odessa.
(c) Working on a ship bound for China.
(d) Working on a ship bound for Africa.

5. What famous dance did the black dancers from America bring with them to Paris?
(a) The Vienesse Waltz.
(b) The Charleston.
(c) The Tango.
(d) The Cha Cha.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Dr. Alain Locke find Hughes in Paris?

2. Who was Captain Ralph Quarles?

3. What made Hughes the "town curiosity" while he was in Italy?

4. What did Hughes do after the end of his freshman year at Columbia?

5. What happened to the monkey cage the sailors built on the S.S. Malone?

(see the answer key)

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