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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Spectacles in Color—Not Without Laughter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the dormitory director at Columbia reluctant to give Hughes his room?
(a) Because they had not received his room reservation.
(b) Because they had transferred him to another dormitory.
(c) Because they realized he was black, not Mexican.
(d) Because they could not find his room reservation.

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

3. Who was Bruce?
(a) The cook at the Grand Duc.
(b) The bellman at Hughes' hotel.
(c) The bouncer at the Grand Duc.
(d) The maitre'd at Zelli's.

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

5. What made Hughes the "town curiosity" while he was in Italy?
(a) He was tall.
(b) He was an American.
(c) He was a black man.
(d) He was very shy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hughes begin earning his own money while he lived with his father?

2. What were some of the stops Hughes's ship made while on its route to and from Havana?

3. What did Hughes do after the end of his freshman year at Columbia?

4. What did the men in Africa say to Hughes when he tried to talk to them about Marcus Garvey?

5. What was unusual to Hughes about the Hamilton Club Lodge Ball at Rockland Plaza Casino?

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