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

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

3. What did the men in Africa say to Hughes when he tried to talk to them about Marcus Garvey?
(a) They said "you are a traitor, you are not African!"
(b) They said "you, white man! You, white man!"
(c) They said, "you are lying to us, the South is not like AFrica!"
(d) THey said, "we do not care how difficult things are in other countries!"

4. How did Hughes get the money for the pullman car from Washington to McKeesport?
(a) He pawned his watch.
(b) He sold Jocko to the shopkeeper.
(c) He sold beads and trinkets from Africa.
(d) He sold a pair of his suit pants.

5. What did Locke want to talk with Hughes about during their lunch together in Paris?
(a) He wanted to read some of Hughes's poetry.
(b) He wanted to learn more about the Left Bank in Paris.
(c) He wanted to offer Hughes a job in New York.
(d) He wanted to talk to Hughes about literary life in Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hughes consider the "greatest Negro city in the world?"

2. What did Hughes's mother do after he left home to return to New York?

3. What was the name of the dormitory at Columbia in which Hughes lived?

4. What souvenir did Hughes jump in the bullfighting ring just after the fight to get?

5. How did Hughes meet Bricktop Ada Smith?

(see the answer key)

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