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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Big Sea, Don't Hit a Woman—Distinguished Visitor.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On his first day in Paris, where did Hughes go?
(a) To the Royal Library.
(b) To an opera performance.
(c) To the Louvre.
(d) To a hotel.

3. Where did Sonya finally find a job?
(a) At a bakery.
(b) At Zelli's night club.
(c) At a small restaurant.
(d) At the library.

4. What neighborhood in Paris did Hughes walk through to look for a job and a place to live?
(a) Montmartre.
(b) Place de la Concorde.
(c) Downtown.
(d) The Left Bank.

5. In whose honor was the first burial at sea Hughes participated in?
(a) His roomate George.
(b) The Chief Steward.
(c) His friend Francis Carco.
(d) The Chief Engineer of his ship.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Hughes find a job when he returned to New York?

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

4. Where did Hughes go to see the bullfights in Mexico?

5. How did Hughes feel when he arrived in Harlem for the first time?

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