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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. Who was Bruce?
(a) The maitre'd at Zelli's.
(b) The bouncer at the Grand Duc.
(c) The cook at the Grand Duc.
(d) The bellman at Hughes' hotel.

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

3. Who did Hughes say was the one professor who he was interested in at Columbia?
(a) Mr. Wagner.
(b) Mr. Williams.
(c) Mr. Wasson.
(d) Mr. Watson.

4. What happened to the monkey cage the sailors built on the S.S. Malone?
(a) It was stolen by one of the passengers.
(b) It was thrown overboard.
(c) It was broken open during a storm.
(d) It was left at the dock on the western coast.

5. How did Hughes meet Bricktop Ada Smith?
(a) She was a fellow Metro rider every morning.
(b) She was a waitress in his favorite coffee house.
(c) She was the new singer hired at the Grand Duc.
(d) She was the new tenant in his building.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hughes's father feel about Negroes?

2. Why did the manager of the Grand Duc decide to fire Bruce, the chef?

3. How long was the sail to Africa from New York?

4. What was the S.S. Malone's only port of call in the Azores?

5. Why was the dormitory director at Columbia reluctant to give Hughes his room?

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