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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Twenty-One, Back Home—Bullfights.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Hughes when he sailed away from America?
(a) 18.
(b) 24.
(c) 22.
(d) 21.

2. How did Hughes begin earning his own money while he lived with his father?
(a) He got a job in a store.
(b) He began training horses.
(c) He got a job cleaning stables.
(d) He began teaching English lessons.

3. Where did Hughes's father want him to go to school to study three languages at once?
(a) Spain.
(b) America.
(c) Germany.
(d) Switzerland.

4. What did Hughes's father decide he should study in school?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Mechanical engineering.
(c) Mining engineering.
(d) Farming and ranching.

5. Where was George from?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Missouri.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hughes obtain a sleeping car in San Antonio on his way to Cleveland?

2. Who were George and Ramon?

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

4. Where was Hughes when he was refused service at the train station soda fountain?

5. What was the name of Hughes's horse at his father's house?

(see the answer key)

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