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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Twenty-One,Tragedy at Toluca—Time to Leave.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Captain Ralph Quarles?
(a) Hughes's maternal great-grandfather.
(b) Hughes's paternal great-grandfather.
(c) Captain of the S.S. Malone.
(d) Captain of the ship on which the Hughes came to America.

2. Who was the famous bullfighter visiting from Spain when Hughes was in Mexico?
(a) Matador Huscalla.
(b) Matador Mejeres.
(c) Sanchez Mejias.
(d) Serijego Mattillas.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was shot by the German brewery-master at James Hughes's house in Mexico?

2. Where did Hughes meet Frau Schultz?

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

4. What did Hughes's father decide he should study in school?

5. What did Hughes's father finally do for his son?

(see the answer key)

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