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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. Why did Hughes have trouble writing about bullfights?
(a) He felt too sorry for the bulls who died.
(b) He believed they must be seen and heard to be appreciated.
(c) He believed only Hemmingway was capable of writing about bullfights.
(d) He had not seen enough bullfights to be able to write about them.

2. What was Hughes's job on the ship across the ocean?
(a) He was an oarsman.
(b) He was a police officer.
(c) He was a janitor.
(d) He was a mess boy.

3. What is the name of the famous poem Hughes wrote on the train trip to Mexico?
(a) "Rivers Run Deep."
(b) "The Negro Speaks of Rivers."
(c) "The Negro's Poem."
(d) "Too Many Rivers To Cross."

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

5. What rivers were on Hughes's mind when he wrote his famous poem on the way to Mexico?
(a) The Mississippi, Congo, Niger, and the Nile.
(b) The MIssissippi, Appalachian, Ural and the Nile.
(c) The Mississippi, Rio Grande, Niger and the Nile.
(d) The Mississippi, Missouri, and the Nile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Hughes meet Frau Schultz?

2. What did "Negro" mean in the United States?

3. Where did Langston Hughes want to attend college?

4. Where was George from?

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

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