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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Italy—Poetry is Practical.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Hughes's job on the ship across the ocean?
(a) He was an oarsman.
(b) He was a police officer.
(c) He was a mess boy.
(d) He was a janitor.

2. Where did Hughes finally find a job?
(a) At a library shelving books.
(b) At a restaurant as a cook.
(c) At a little club as the doorman.
(d) At a hotel as a bellboy.

3. Where did Hughes's father want him to go to school to study three languages at once?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Spain.
(c) America.
(d) Germany.

4. How many fraternities did Hughes pledge for?
(a) None, he was not invited to pledge for any.
(b) Two, both black fraternities.
(c) One, his friend Craig's fraternity.
(d) None, he dropped out of college.

5. With whom did Hughes stay his first night in New York City?
(a) His mother and stepfather who met him there.
(b) No one, he stayed by himself in a hotel.
(c) Two Mexicans he had met on the ship.
(d) Friends he knew from teaching English in Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Sonya finally find a job?

2. What was Bruce the chef's reaction to being fired from the Grand Duc?

3. What magazine awarded Hughes his first poetry prize?

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

5. How old was Hughes's little brother Kit when Hughes returned from Africa?

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