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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 was the "mother ship?"
(a) A ship carrying soldiers to submarine boats.
(b) A ship carrying food and supplies to soldiers at sea.
(c) A ship carrying a crew to keep the dead ships in order.
(d) A ship carrying generals and dignitaries to ocean liners.

2. When Hughes and his stepfather took Jocko to the pool hall, what happened?
(a) Jocko broke a tray of glasses and was kicked out of the poolhall.
(b) Jocko went home with another family.
(c) Jocko destroyed the pool table pad and his stepfather had to replace it.
(d) Jocko picked the pockets of the men in the pool hall.

3. Why was the dormitory director at Columbia reluctant to give Hughes his room?
(a) Because they could not find his room reservation.
(b) Because they realized he was black, not Mexican.
(c) Because they had transferred him to another dormitory.
(d) Because they had not received his room reservation.

4. On his first day in Paris, where did Hughes go?
(a) To a hotel.
(b) To an opera performance.
(c) To the Louvre.
(d) To the Royal Library.

5. Who was Mrs. Dorsey?
(a) The woman who rented Hughes a room in her home in Harlem.
(b) The woman who taught Hughes poetry.
(c) The woman who published Hughes' poetry.
(d) The woman who hired Hughes at the flower store.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Hughes finally leave Mexico to return to America?

3. What happened when Hughes picked up Jocko at the pet shop?

4. What was the name of the dormitory at Columbia in which Hughes lived?

5. Who did Hughes say was the one professor who he was interested in at Columbia?

(see the answer key)

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