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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. Where did the S.S. Malone finally put in?
(a) Azores.
(b) Suilee.
(c) Sanswan.
(d) Dakar.

2. When Hughes and his stepfather took Jocko to the pool hall, what happened?
(a) Jocko went home with another family.
(b) Jocko destroyed the pool table pad and his stepfather had to replace it.
(c) Jocko picked the pockets of the men in the pool hall.
(d) Jocko broke a tray of glasses and was kicked out of the poolhall.

3. Where did Hughes meet Vachel Lindsay?
(a) On Seventh Street.
(b) At the Wardman Park Hotel.
(c) At a formal reception for a local black poet.
(d) At a NAACP function.

4. At Hughes's college, what was the racial makeup of the faculty?
(a) Half white and half black.
(b) All white.
(c) All black.
(d) Mixed ethnicities.

5. What was the general atmosphere on the S.S. Malone during its journey on the coast of Africa?
(a) Mostly angry, hostile, and dangerous.
(b) Mostly jovial, friendly, and fun.
(c) Mostly boring, hot, and hostile.
(d) Mostly sad, meloncholy, and depressing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was George from?

2. What magazine awarded Hughes his first poetry prize?

3. What famous author wrote the book "cane?"

4. Where did Hughes stay when he arrived in Italy?

5. What did Dr. Locke offer to do for Hughes while both men were in Italy?

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