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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Marcus Garvey known as in Africa?

2. Who was shot by the German brewery-master at James Hughes's house in Mexico?

3. What did the sailors do on the first day out of the harbor on the way to Africa?

4. How many fraternities did Hughes pledge for?

5. Who did Hughes say was the one professor who he was interested in at Columbia?

Short Essay Questions

1. How long did it take Hughes to find work in Paris? What job did he finally get? What was his pay?

2. After leaving college, what jobs did Hughes try to get? What job did he end up getting?

3. How did Hughes react to being in college at Columbia University? What were the problems he identified?

4. What happened to Hughes when he, his mother, and his grandmother went to Mexico? Why did they go there, and when did they return?

5. Who did Hughes stand in line to see at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York? What did he think of the performance?

6. Who was Florence Embry Jones? Who were some of the musicians Hughes heard because of Florence?

7. Why did Hughes throw all of his books overboard while traveling to Africa? What did this act symbolize?

8. Who was Jocko? Where did he come from? Where did he live?

9. What were the three tragedies Hughes described happening in the village before his departure back to the states?

10. How did Hughes react to being thought of as Mexican on his way home from Mexico? How did he use this misidentity to his advantage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Hughes boarded the S.S. Malone, he brought a box with him on the ship. One night shortly after the ship embarked on its journey to Africa, Hughes dumped the contents of his box into the ocean. This was an important event in Hughes' life. What was in the box that was thrown overboard, and why did Hughes toss everything into the ocean? What did he hope to change in his life by this symbolic act?

Essay Topic 2

Hughes decided to attend Lincoln University, an all black college, when he received a scholarship. How was his experience at Lincoln different than that of Columbia University? What did Hughes identify as a major problem at Lincoln, and what did he attempt to do about it? Was he successful?

Essay Topic 3

Hughes remained in Mexico for a year while earning the money to leave the country. What had transpired between Hughes and his father that set Hughes on a plan to leave Mexico? What was Hughes's goal while he was there, and how did he go about reaching that goal? Discuss how this plan affected Hughes's life as a man.

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