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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. How did Hughes feel when he arrived in Harlem for the first time?
(a) Happy and excited.
(b) Lost and confused.
(c) Frightened and regretful.
(d) Nervous and uncertain.

2. How did Dr. Alain Locke find Hughes in Paris?
(a) He looked him up in the phone book.
(b) He found out from Sonya.
(c) He got his address from the magazine Crisis.
(d) He spoke with Hughes' mother in New York.

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

4. Where did Hughes find work the summer after his freshman year at Columbia?
(a) At a truck garden on Staten Island.
(b) At a bakery in Harlem.
(c) At a newspaper in Cleveland.
(d) At a newspaper in New York City.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were Luigi and Romeo?

2. What was the "Interstate Tattler?"

3. How did Hughes describe the Saturday night rent parties he attended?

4. What did Hughes do with the twenty dollars he received from Crisis for his story?

5. Where was Hughes robbed of his money and his passport?

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