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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Spectacles in Color—Not Without Laughter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Hughes move to Washington D.C.?
(a) He wanted to learn more about politics.
(b) He wanted to work at a famous restaurant.
(c) His family was there and invited him to come.
(d) His wife asked if they could move there to be near her family.

2. Why did Hughes take the summer off from the Grand Duc to go to Italy in the summer?
(a) Hughes met a woman and followed her to England.
(b) Dr. Locke invited Hughes to spend the summer with him in Rome.
(c) The Grand Duc closed for the summer until September.
(d) Hughes was fired from his job.

3. Where was George from?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Missouri.

4. What did Dr. Locke offer to do for Hughes while both men were in Italy?
(a) Publish his poems.
(b) Take him to Venice.
(c) Teach him Italian.
(d) Introduce him to his sister.

5. How did Dr. Alain Locke find Hughes in Paris?
(a) He found out from Sonya.
(b) He spoke with Hughes' mother in New York.
(c) He looked him up in the phone book.
(d) He got his address from the magazine Crisis.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what was Mr. Barnes known in America?

2. About what incident did Hughes write the poem "African Fog?"

3. Why did Hughes decide to move from his apartment to an attic room up the hill?

4. How did the missionaries aboard the S.S. Malone react to their passage to Africa upon the ship?

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

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