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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Twenty-One,Tragedy at Toluca—Time to Leave.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were all but one of the six passengers aboard the S.S Malone?
(a) Dutch settlers.
(b) Nordic missionaries.
(c) English statesmen.
(d) Spanish missionaries.

2. What did Hughes's father finally do for his son?
(a) Sent him home to Cleveland.
(b) Offered to pay for school in Columbia.
(c) Bought him land in Mexico.
(d) Shipped him off to Africa.

3. Who were George and Ramon?
(a) Hughes's bunk mates.
(b) Hughes's classmates.
(c) Hughes's friends in New York.
(d) Hughes's brothers.

4. Why did Hughes have trouble writing about bullfights?
(a) He believed they must be seen and heard to be appreciated.
(b) He had not seen enough bullfights to be able to write about them.
(c) He believed only Hemmingway was capable of writing about bullfights.
(d) He felt too sorry for the bulls who died.

5. How many fraternities did Hughes pledge for?
(a) None, he dropped out of college.
(b) None, he was not invited to pledge for any.
(c) Two, both black fraternities.
(d) One, his friend Craig's fraternity.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Hughes stay his first night in New York City?

2. Where did Hughes go to live when he was in second grade?

3. How did Hughes think poems were like rainbows?

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

5. What did "Negro" mean in the United States?

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