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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Twenty-One,Tragedy at Toluca—Time to Leave.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much was Hughes supposed to win by spending the night on the haunted ship?
(a) Ten dollars.
(b) A bottle of scotch.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) Five dollars.

2. Who were George and Ramon?
(a) Hughes's classmates.
(b) Hughes's brothers.
(c) Hughes's bunk mates.
(d) Hughes's friends in New York.

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

4. Which of Hughes's relatives became Dean of the first law school at Howard University?
(a) His grandfather's brother.
(b) His great uncle.
(c) His grandmother's brother.
(d) His grandfather.

5. How did Hughes feel when he arrived in Harlem for the first time?
(a) Lost and confused.
(b) Frightened and regretful.
(c) Happy and excited.
(d) Nervous and uncertain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hughes agree to go to Mexico after his high school graduation and meet his father?

2. Where did Langston Hughes want to attend college?

3. Where was Hughes's ship traveling to when he left America?

4. Who was Mrs. Dorsey?

5. How did Hughes feel about Columbia once he started college there?

(see the answer key)

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