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According to the passage, why did white people start coming to Harlem in the 1920s?
To visit the exclusive Cotton Club on Lenox Avenue
Why did Langston Hughes mention that he was never at the Cotton Club?
Because he did not want to associate with gangsters and monied whites
What was the attitude of the Harlem Negroes towards the Cotton Club?
They disapproved of its Jim Crow policy
Which literary style does Langston Hughes predominantly use in the passage?
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What is the primary focus of the passage?
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Who was welcomed at the Cotton Club, despite its discriminatory policies?
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What effect did the discriminatory policies of the Cotton Club have on its standing in Harlem?
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Why did Langston Hughes describe the writing style as predominantly paratactic?
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According to Langston Hughes, what was the Cotton Club's policy towards Negro patronage?
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What major event does Langston Hughes discuss in relation to white people coming to Harlem?
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According to the passage, why did ordinary Negroes dislike the growing influx of whites toward Harlem after sundown?
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What was the consequence for the owners of Harlem clubs who barred their own race?
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What made Miss Bentley an amazing exhibition of musical energy?
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What does the author imply about the '20s and the changes in Harlem nightlife?
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Why did most small clubs in Harlem fail to attract patrons without black patronage?
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Why did Miss Bentley's old magic of the woman, piano, night, and rhythm disappear?
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What grievous error did some owners of Harlem clubs make regarding their own race?
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