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

2. How much a night was the first room Hughes stayed in Paris?
(a) Five dollars a night.
(b) Two dollars a night.
(c) One dollar a night.
(d) Fifty cents a night.

3. Who was one person Dr. Locke arranged for Hughes to meet in Paris?
(a) Charles de Gaulle.
(b) Raymond Carver.
(c) Maria Callas.
(d) Paul Guillaume.

4. How did Hughes feel about Columbia once he started college there?
(a) He did not like it.
(b) He was bored and tired of it.
(c) He loved it.
(d) He was homesick for Cleveland.

5. Who took over Hughes's English classes when he left Mexico?
(a) A woman from Arkansas.
(b) James Hughes.
(c) Frau Schultz.
(d) A woman in the village.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the famous bullfighter visiting from Spain when Hughes was in Mexico?

2. Where did Sonya finally find a job?

3. What was in the third box Nagary showed to Hughes and Pey the evening they spent in Burutu?

4. What did Hughes's father finally do for his son?

5. What rivers were on Hughes's mind when he wrote his famous poem on the way to Mexico?

(see the answer key)

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