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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. How many fraternities did Hughes pledge for?
(a) One, his friend Craig's fraternity.
(b) None, he was not invited to pledge for any.
(c) None, he dropped out of college.
(d) Two, both black fraternities.

2. Who took over Hughes's English classes when he left Mexico?
(a) A woman in the village.
(b) Frau Schultz.
(c) A woman from Arkansas.
(d) James Hughes.

3. What did Hughes consider the "greatest Negro city in the world?"
(a) Miami.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Kansas City.

4. What did "Negro" mean in the United States?
(a) Someone who had only Negro blood in his veins.
(b) Someone who was born in Africa and came to America.
(c) Someone who had any Negro ancestry.
(d) Someone who was a slave.

5. Where did Hughes, his mother, and his grandmother go to meet his father?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) California.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Cuba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the S.S. Malone's only port of call in the Azores?

2. When did Hughes finally leave Mexico to return to America?

3. Where was Langston Hughes born?

4. Where did Langston Hughes want to attend college?

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

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