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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Big Sea, Africa—Standee.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many monkeys were on the S. S. Malone?
(a) Only one.
(b) About thirty.
(c) About fifteen.
(d) About twenty.

2. What was the name of Hughes's horse at his father's house?
(a) Tiny.
(b) Tito.
(c) Taco.
(d) Maria.

3. Why did Hughes agree to go to Mexico after his high school graduation and meet his father?
(a) He thought his father would stop sending money if he did not.
(b) He wanted to learn about ranching.
(c) He thought his father might pay for college.
(d) He mised his father.

4. What is the name of the famous poem Hughes wrote on the train trip to Mexico?
(a) "The Negro's Poem."
(b) "Too Many Rivers To Cross."
(c) "Rivers Run Deep."
(d) "The Negro Speaks of Rivers."

5. Who was the famous bullfighter visiting from Spain when Hughes was in Mexico?
(a) Sanchez Mejias.
(b) Matador Mejeres.
(c) Matador Huscalla.
(d) Serijego Mattillas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were George and Ramon?

2. What did Hughes do after the end of his freshman year at Columbia?

3. With whom did Hughes stay his first night in New York City?

4. How much was Hughes supposed to win by spending the night on the haunted ship?

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

(see the answer key)

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