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

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

3. What is the name of the famous poem Hughes wrote on the train trip to Mexico?
(a) "The Negro's Poem."
(b) "Rivers Run Deep."
(c) "Too Many Rivers To Cross."
(d) "The Negro Speaks of Rivers."

4. What was the name of the dormitory at Columbia in which Hughes lived?
(a) Hartley Hall.
(b) Hagred Hall.
(c) Hartland Hall.
(d) Humphrey Hall.

5. Who was Captain Ralph Quarles?
(a) Captain of the S.S. Malone.
(b) Hughes's maternal great-grandfather.
(c) Captain of the ship on which the Hughes came to America.
(d) Hughes's paternal great-grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Hughes's relatives became Dean of the first law school at Howard University?

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

3. What was the "mother ship?"

4. What canned meat did Frau Schultz and Hughes enjoy that had a label written in Spanish only?

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

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