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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 was Hughes initiated into his fraternity?
(a) He was forced to drink a twelve-pack.
(b) With paddling so severe he could barely walk for a week.
(c) He was dressed liek a girl and paraded through campus.
(d) His head was shaved with an "H" in his hair.

2. How did Hughes obtain a sleeping car in San Antonio on his way to Cleveland?
(a) He pretended to be Mexican.
(b) He paid the conductor extra for the room.
(c) He spoke Spanish and was assumed to be Mexican.
(d) He lied about his age.

3. What was Bruce the chef's reaction to being fired from the Grand Duc?
(a) He left without saying a word to anyone.
(b) He screamed at the boss and threw a chair at him.
(c) He clamly walked out of the back door and set the back of the building on fire.
(d) He threatened the boss with a sharp kitchen knife, frightening customers away.

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

5. What was the name of Hughes's horse at his father's house?
(a) Tito.
(b) Taco.
(c) Maria.
(d) Tiny.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Captain Ralph Quarles?

3. What was the name of the children's play Hughes wrote and published in the "Brownie Book"?

4. What area of the country was discussed by Harlem artists as the new place to live?

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

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